Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carroccio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-roc-cio
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Italian carro Italian -occio Italian carrocciobor. English carroccio Borrowed from Italian carroccio.

Inflected Forms

carroccios (plural) carrocci (plural)

Questions

What does carroccio mean?: A large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy.
Where does carroccio come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Italian carro Italian -occio Italian carrocciobor. English carroccio Borrowed from Italian carroccio.

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