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vallo.

the wooden fence built at the top of a rampart

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈval.lo/
  1. the wooden fence built at the top of a rampart

    Ancient-Rome · historical · masculine
  2. rampart, bulwark

    Ancient-Rome · broadly · historical · masculine
  3. fortification

    literary · masculine
  4. bastion, defense

    figuratively · masculine · poetic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin vallum.

noun/ˈval.lo/
  1. sieve

    dialectal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin vallus, diminutive of vannus (“winnowing basket”).

verb/ˈval.lo/
  1. compound of va', the second-person singular imperative form of andare, with lo

    compound-of
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun/ˈval.lo/
  1. alternative form of valle (“valley”)

    alt-of · alternative · masculine
Where this word comes from

Gender shift from valle, from Latin vallem.

verb/ˈval.lo/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of vallare

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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