rocco

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See also: Rocco

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, rook, castle (chess)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rocco m (plural rocchi)

  1. (chess, obsolete) rook; castle
    Synonym: torre
  2. (architecture) drum of a column
  3. (historical) a type of crook, used by archbishops in Ravenna, with a small tower on its top

Further reading

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  • rocco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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