ceppo
Italian
Etymology
From Latin cippus. Compare the borrowed doublet cippo.
Pronunciation
Noun
ceppo m (plural ceppi)
- stump (of a tree)
- log (to burn)
- yule
- root
- block
- bulky handcuffs (pillory-like)
- (in the plural) shackles, fetters
- (nautical) cathead
- (biology) strain
- (automotive) boot