vascello

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin vāscellum, from Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare French vaisseau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaʃˈʃɛl.lo/ Rhymes: -ɛllo Hyphenation: va‧scèl‧lo === Noun === vascello m (plural vascelli or (archaic, dialectal) vascella) vessel, ship, especially a large warship in use during the 18th century (by extension, figurative) human existence, journeying through difficulties (archaic, dialectal) jar, pot, small barrel (by extension, figurative) organization, institution