bargello

See also: Bargello

English

Etymology

Italian bargello

Noun

bargello (plural bargellos or bargelli)

1. (historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
2. (historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
3. (sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.

Italian

Etymology

From older barigello, from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barˈd͡ʒɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: bar‧gèl‧lo

Noun

bargello m (plural bargelli)

1. police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni
2. medieval police or military headquarters
3. (sewing, embroidery) a type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts

Descendants

• → English: Bargello