briccola

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Provençal bricola, from Middle High German brechen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrik.ko.la/ Rhymes: -ikkola Hyphenation: brìc‧co‧la === Noun === briccola f (plural briccole) (Venice) any of a group of piles used to mark the navigable channels through the lagoon (Piedmont) a type of lever used to lift loads (especially water from a well) (obsolete) a type of military siege engine similar to a catapult (a mangano) ==== Descendants ==== → French: bricole === Further reading === briccola1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana