bovolo

Italian

Noun

bovolo m (plural bovoli)

  1. spiral

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Venetian

Etymology

From diminutive of Latin bovem, acc. of bos, ox. Literally it is a little animal with horns.

Noun

bovolo m (plural bovoli)

  1. little white slug
  2. vortex, spiral, derived from the shape of slug's shell
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