briccola

Meaning

1. (feminine) any of a group of piles used to mark the navigable channels through the lagoon
2. (feminine) a type of lever used to lift loads (especially water from a well)
3. (feminine, obsolete) a type of military siege engine similar to a catapult (a mangano)

Concepts

catapult

dolphin

🐬

launcher

Synonyms

catapulta

mangano

onagro

Translations

مِجْنَقَة

Dalbe

catapulte

lanceur

duc-d'Albe

catapulta

duque de Alba

Hyphenated as

brìc‧co‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbrik.ko.la/

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal bricola, from Middle High German brechen.