trabiccolo

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin trabs (timber, beam).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /traˈbik.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ikkolo
  • Hyphenation: tra‧bìc‧co‧lo

Noun

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trabiccolo m (plural trabiccoli)

  1. (Tuscany, dated) a dome-shaped wooden frame, at the center of which a scaldino (or other source of heat) can be hung
    Synonym: (regional) prete
  2. contraption
  3. banger, jalopy (old car)

Further reading

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  • trabiccolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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