collo

collo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of collar

collo (plural collos)

1. (anatomy) neck

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

• Cognate with French cou, Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.lo/, [ˈkɔl̺l̺o]
• Stress: còllo
• Hyphenation: col‧lo

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

• a rompicollo
• collana
• colletto
• collino
• collo a dolcevita (= dolcevita)
• collottola
• torcicollo
• tra capo e collo

• collare

Contraction of con + lo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkol.lo/, [ˈkol̺l̺o]
• Stress: cóllo
• Hyphenation: col‧lo

collo

1. contraction of con lo; with the (masculine singular)

• While in use in the spoken language, its use is regarded as old-fashioned in the written language.

collō

1. dative singular of collum
2. ablative singular of collum

collo m (plural collos)

1. Obsolete spelling of colo