rebbio

Italian

Etymology

From Old French rifler "to scrape, scratch", from Middle High German riffeln, to scratch, heckle (flax), from Old High German riffilon "to tear by rubbing", akin to rip, ripple; see also Old English geriflian "to wrinkle," Old Norse rifa "to tear, break".

Noun

rebbio m (plural rebbi)

  1. prong (of a fork), tine

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