cièvoło

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin cephalus, from Ancient Greek κέφαλος (képhalos, “grey mullet”). Compare Italian cefalo.

Noun

cièvoło m (plural cièvołi)

grey mullet (fish of the genus Mugil)

Further reading

Boerio, Giuseppe (1867), “cièvoło”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 169

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