grembo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin gremium (“lap”), with influence of lembo (“hem”). Doublet of gremio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrem.bo/, (traditional) /ˈɡrɛm.bo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -embo, (traditional) -ɛmbo
  • Hyphenation: grém‧bo, (traditional) grèm‧bo

Noun

grembo m (plural grembi)

  1. lap
  2. womb
  3. (by extension) the inner part of something

Derived terms

References
  1. grembo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • grembo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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