carrucola

Italian

Etymology

carruca (“carriage”) +‎ -ucola (diminutive-pejorative suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /karˈru.ko.la/, [kär̺ˈr̺uːkol̺ä]
  • Stress: carrùcola
  • Hyphenation: car‧ru‧co‧la

Noun

carrucola f (plural carrucole)

  1. pulley

Usage notes

Used in the phrase unger le carrucole- to grease the wheels

Synonyms
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