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colo.

a kind of sieve or strainer

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈko.lo/
  1. a kind of sieve or strainer

    masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin cōlum.

noun/ˈkɔ.lo/
  1. a member or part of a verse of a poem

    masculine · rare
  2. an ancient punctuation mark

    masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

From Latin cōlon, from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon).

verb/ˈko.lo/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of colare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · rare · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun/ˈkɔ.lo/
  1. alternative form of colon

    alt-of · alternative · archaic · masculine · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin colon, from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon).

verb/ˈkɔ.lo/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of colere

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · rare · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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