spalle

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspal.le/
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: spàl‧le

Noun

spalle f

1. plural of spalla
2. back

Anagrams

• spella

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spolle

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from the Middle English verb spald (“to split”) (c.1400), from Middle Low German spalden, cognate with Old High German spaltan (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spal/, /spɔl/

Noun

spalle (plural spalles)

1. chip, splinter

Descendants

• English: spall
• Yola: spall

References

• “spalle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.