rocco

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • (chess) rook; castle
  • (architecture) drum of a column
  • (historical) A type of crook, used by archbishops in Ravenna, with a small tower on its top.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Persian lhw' (rook, castle).

Origin

Middle Persian

lhw'

Gloss

rook, castle

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