briccola

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal bricola, from Middle High German brechen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrik.ko.la/
  • Rhymes: -ikkola
  • Hyphenation: brìc‧co‧la

Noun

briccola f (plural briccole)

  1. (Venice) any of a group of piles used to mark the navigable channels through the lagoon
  2. (Piedmont) a type of lever used to lift loads (especially water from a well)
  3. (obsolete) a type of military siege engine similar to a catapult (a mangano)

Descendants
  • → French: bricole

Further reading
  • briccola1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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