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
Kanji
城