faselo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phasēlus (a kind of bean).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faˈzɛ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlo
  • Hyphenation: fa‧sè‧lo

Noun

faselo m (plural faseli)

  1. (historical) a light vessel (in the shape of a kidney bean) made of wicker-work or papyrus, sometimes also of burned and painted clay

Further reading
  • faselo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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