Feminine

fiaccola

Meaning

torch (flaming stick used for light)

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
fiàc‧co‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfjak.ko.la/
Etymology

Diminutive of an unattested Old Italian *fiacca, from an older *facchia (with metathesis of /j/), from Latin facula. Effectively a doublet of facola, which was borrowed from Latin.

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