collo

See also: colló

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

collo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of collar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian collo.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: col‧lo

Noun

collo n (plural colli)

  1. parcel, package
    Synonym: colli

Galician

Verb

collo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of coller

Interlingua

Noun

collo (plural collos)

  1. (anatomy) neck

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin collum, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolsom, derived from the root *kʷel- (to turn).

Cognate with French cou, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔllo
  • Hyphenation: còl‧lo

Noun

collo m (plural colli)

  1. neck (all senses)
  2. collar
  3. parcel, package; luggage (especially when bulky)
  4. (anatomy) neck, cervix
    collo del femore
    femur neck
    collo dell’utero
    neck of the uterus
Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkol.lo/, /ˌko.lo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ollo, -olo
  • Hyphenation: cól‧lo

Contraction

collo

  1. (dated) Contraction of con lo.; with the (masculine singular)
Usage notes
  • While in use in the spoken language, its use is regarded as old-fashioned in the written language.

References

  1. collo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Noun

collō

  1. dative/ablative singular of collum

Portuguese

Noun

collo m (plural collos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of colo
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