torcolo
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin torculum. Doublet of torchio, which was inherited.
Noun edit
torcolo m (plural torcoli)
- Alternative form of torchio (“press for olives, etc.”)
References edit
- torcolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
From torcere (“to twist”) + -olo (diminutive noun-forming suffix).
Noun edit
torcolo m (plural torcoli) (regional)
- a type of Christmas cake made in Lazio and Umbria
- Synonym of cercine
References edit
- torcolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana