quadrello

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of quadro, perhaps corresponding to Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, from Latin quadrus. Compare French carreau, Spanish cuadrillo, Dalmatian cadrial.

Noun

quadrello m (plural quadrelli)

  1. quarry tile
  2. quarrel (diamond-shaped pain of glass, or bolt of a crossbow)
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