vaglio

See also: vagliò

Italian

Etymology

From vagliare, from Vulgar Latin *valliāre, from Latin vallus, from Proto-Indo-European *wal- (“stick, stake”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʎʎo

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -aʎʎo
• Hyphenation: và‧glio

Noun

vaglio m (plural vagli)

1. sieve
2. (figurative, by extension) examination, scrutiny

   sottoporre al vaglio ― to screen (literally, “to put at scrutiny”)

   al vaglio c'è anche un episodio di aggressione

   there's also an episode of aggression under consideration

   la teoria non regge al vaglio

   the theory does not stand up to scrutiny

Derived terms

• vaglietto

Verb

vaglio

1. first-person singular present indicative of vagliare

Anagrams

• Avogli, vagoli, voglia