palanca

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • board for use in construction, scaffolding or furniture-making

Etymology

Inherited from Latin palanca, phalanga (pole for carrying things, wooden roller, roller pole for moving heavy objects, roller, pole) derived from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φάλαγξ

Gloss

battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem

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