lanciola
Italian
Alternative forms
- lanciuola (literary)
Etymology
From lancia (“spear”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lanˈt͡ʃɔ.la/
- Rhymes: -ɔla
- Hyphenation: lan‧ciò‧la
Noun
lanciola f (plural lanciole) (archaic)
- (weaponry) Diminutive of lancia (“lance”)
- (surgery) lancet
- Synonym of arnoglossa (“narrowleaf plantain”)
Further reading
- lanciola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- alcalino