Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavetto

/kəˈvɛtəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cavet-to
IPA: /kəˈvɛtəʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.

Etymology

From Italian cavetto, from cavo (“hollow”), from Latin cavus.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: cavetto, cavus

Inflected Forms

cavettos (plural) cavetti (plural)

Synonyms

apophyge congé conge

Rhymes With

ghetto stiletto palmetto falsetto libretto amaretto cornetto lazaretto in petto duetto stretto dolcetto

Questions

How do you pronounce cavetto?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈvɛtəʊ/.
What does cavetto mean?: A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.
Where does cavetto come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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