apriballe

apriballe

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of apri (“to open”) +‎ balle (“bales”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.priˈbal.le/[1]
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: a‧pri‧bàl‧le

Noun

apriballe m (invariable)

1. a machine used to break up cotton into flocks

Noun

apriballe m or f by sense (invariable)

1. a worker operating such a machine

References

1. apriballe in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

• apriballe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana