spago

Italian

Etymology

From Latin spacus (“twine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspa.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Hyphenation: spà‧go

Noun

spago m (plural spaghi)

1. string, cord, twine
2. thread, packthread

Derived terms

• spagheto
• spaghetto, spaghetti

Descendants

• → Byzantine Greek: σπάγγος (spángos)
  • Greek: σπάγγος (spángos)
  • → Albanian: spango
• → German: Spage
  • → Serbo-Croatian: шпа́га (špága)

Further reading

• “spago”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026