bovolo

Italian

Noun

bovolo m (plural bovoli)

spiral
Synonym: chiocciola

Derived terms

scala a bovolo (“spiral staircase”)

Venetian

Etymology

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

Noun

bovolo m (plural bovoli)

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

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