celabro

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cerebrum. Doublet of cerebro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.la.bro/
• Rhymes: -ɛlabro
• Hyphenation: cè‧la‧bro

Noun

celabro m (plural celabri)

1. (obsolete) brain

   Synonym: cervello

   • 1525, Il novellino, o sia le cento novelle antiche‎^[1], published 1852:

     Alcuno de’ savi riputava movimento d'umori, alcuno fievolezza d'animo, chi dicea infermità di celabro, chi dicea una, e chi dicea un’altra, secondo le diversità di loro scienze.

     Some of the wisemen thought about a movement of humours/humors, some [about] weakness of the soul, some talked about illness of the brain, some saying something, and some saying something else, according to the diversity of their knowledge.

Further reading

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