spalla

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) shoulder
  • (cooking) chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
  • (in the plural) back
  • back, rear
  • sidekick, second fiddle
  • (theatre) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *spatla, spatula (broad, a flat piece, flat piece, broad flat piece), spatha (straight sword, a type of sword, sword, flat tool, broad, blade, spattle, shovel).

Origin

Latin

spatha

Gloss

straight sword, a type of sword, sword, flat tool, broad, blade, spattle, shovel

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

刀, 剣

Emoji
⚔️ 🤺

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