ghiomo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin glomus (“ball”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡjɔ.mo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmo
  • Hyphenation: ghiò‧mo

Noun

ghiomo m (plural ghiomi) (archaic)

  1. ball (of thread)
    Synonym: (not archaic) gomitolo
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