quadrello

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of quadro, perhaps corresponding to Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, from Latin quadrus. Compare French carreau, Spanish cuadrillo, Dalmatian cadrial.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwaˈdrɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: qua‧drèl‧lo

Noun[edit]

quadrello m (plural quadrelli)

  1. quarry tile
  2. quarrel (diamond-shaped pain of glass, or bolt of a crossbow)

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