chiovo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɔ.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvo
  • Hyphenation: chiò‧vo

Noun

chiovo m (plural chiovi) (archaic)

  1. (regional) Synonym of chiodo (“nail”)
  2. Synonym of chiovolo (“malformation seen in the tarsi of birds of prey”)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • chiovo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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