bovolo
Italian
Noun
bovolo m (plural bovoli)
- spiral
Synonyms
- chiocciola
Derived terms
- scala a bovolo - spiral staircase
Venetian
Etymology
From diminutive of Latin bovem, acc. of bos, ox. Literally it is a little animal with horns.
Noun
bovolo m (plural bovoli)
- little white slug
- vortex, spiral, derived from the shape of slug's shell