trozza

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin trossa, from Vulgar Latin *torsus (“something twisted”), variant of Latin tortus (“twisted”).

Noun

trozza f (plural trozze)

1. (nautical) parrel, gooseneck

Further reading

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN