tarlo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) woodworm (the insect)
2. (figuratively, masculine) torment

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of tarlare

Concepts

woodworm

torment

weevil

whatchamacallit

wood worm

furniture beetle

hickey

powder-post beetle

Synonyms

anobio

cruccio

camola

tarma

tormento

trallu

Translations

carcoma

Holzwurm

ver

🪱

houtworm

corc

🪱

σαράκι

tourment

ver du bois

cruciatus

Tineola biselliella etc.

Tinea pollionella

kwelling

Hyphenated as

tàr‧lo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtar.lo/

Etymology

From Late Latin *tărmus, from Latin tarmes (“woodworm”; “moth”). Doublet of tarma.