ceppo

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cippus. Doublet of cippo, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃep.po/
  • Rhymes: -eppo
  • Hyphenation: cép‧po

Noun

ceppo m (plural ceppi)

  1. stump (of a tree)
  2. log (to burn)
  3. (informal, derogatory) habitually late person
  4. (plural only) blocks of wood used to immobilize prisoners
    1. (figurative, by extension) shackles, fetters
    2. (figurative, by extension) imprisonment, slavery, unfreedom
  5. (nautical) cathead
  6. (biology) strain
  7. (linguistics) phylum; stock
  8. (automotive) brake shoe
  9. (geology) sedimentary rock
  10. (literary) lineage; descent
  11. (archaic) box for the collection of duties

Derived terms

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

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