riga

Inherited from Old Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (“line, row”), from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (-kh-) (“to scratch, cut”). Akin to Old High German rīga (“line”) (German Reihe (“row, series”)), Old Norse rēga (“string”) (Norwegian reig (“row, line”), Middle Dutch rīe (“line, row”), Old English rǣw (“line, row”).


lima

(fishing) a reinforced line at both ends of a dragnet


lima

Borrowed from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (līmū).


vanga

From Late Latin vanga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).


pala

→ Turkish: pala


zappa

→ Greek: τσάπα (tsápa)

→? Albanian: capë

an agricultural implement, such as a hoe


martello

From Late Latin martellus, diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, diminutive of marcus, or from malleus (“hammer”). Compare Portguese martelo and Catalan martell.


pialla

From Vulgar Latin *planula, from Latin plānus.


spatola

Borrowed from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare spalla, an inherited doublet.


raspa

→ Turkish: raspa


mola

From Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).


squadra

squadre (plural)
scuadra (alternative misspelling)

desctree

→ French: escadre
→ Russian: эскадра (eskadra)

Deverbal from squadrare + -a. May correspond to a Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadro, exquadrāre, from Latin ex- + quadrō, from quadrus. Compare French équerre.

(military, law enforcement) squad, cadre


carrucola

From carruca (“carriage”) + -ucola (diminutive-pejorative suffix).

suffix

unger le carrucole


marchio

A Germanic borrowing, from Frankish *mark (“sign, mark”).

branding iron (A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock)


bisturi

Borrowed from French bistouri, in turn from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”, see Latin Pistōrium); the city of Pistoia was once famous for the manufacturing of blades. Doublet of pistoiese.

bistori (alternative rare)
bisturì (alternative rare)
bistorì (alternative dated)
bisturino (alternative dated)
bistorino (alternative dated)


falce

Inherited from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare French faux.

scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)


cacciavite

it-noun

cacciavite m (plural cacciaviti or invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to drive in, to shove”) + vite (“screw”).


aratro

aratri (plural)
arato (alternative obsolete)

From Latin arātrum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.


bacchetta

bacchette (plural)
bachetta (alternative archaic)

→ Catalan: baqueta

→ French: baguette

→ Portuguese: baqueta, vaqueta

→ Spanish: baqueta

From Vulgar Latin *baclitta, a diminutive from Latin baculum.

(firearms) ramrod, gun-stick, rod for stuffing the muzzleloader with ammunition


casseruola

From French casserole. Doublet of cassoeula.


pinza

(usually in the plural) pliers, pincers, tongs, forceps


setaccio

Inherited from Latin saetacium or saetaceum, from saeta. Compare Spanish cedazo.


trivella

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *terebella, diminutive of Latin terebra (“gimlet”).


cambra

Borrowed from French cambre, from Picard or Norman, from Old Northern French, derived from Latin camur (“curved, bent”).


mannaia

→? Catalan: manaia

From Late Latin manuāria (secūris), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”).

inh

hanging over someone's head
hang over someone's head

(figurative, by extension) looming danger hanging over someone's head


lesina

→ French: lésine

Of Germanic origin: from Frankish *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also French alêne, Occitan alzena, Catalan alena, Spanish lezna. Figurative use from the association of the tool with shoemakers.


incudine

From Latin incūdem, via a remodelled Vulgar Latin *incūdinem. Compare French enclume.


cesello

Likely from Old French cisel, with adaptation to Italian -ello and perhaps influence from cesoia (“shears”). First attested in the 16th century.


contagocce

Verb-object compound, composed of conta (“to count”) + gocce (“drops”).


apribottiglie

Verb-object compound, composed of apri (“to open”) + bottiglie (“bottles”).


battipanni

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + panni (“clothing”).


tenaglia

Borrowed from Occitan tenalha, from Latin tenaculum.

(usually in the plural) pincers, forceps


vaglio

From vagliare, from Vulgar Latin *valliāre, from Latin vallus, from Proto-Indo-European *wal- (“stick, stake”).

der

sottoporre al vaglio

al vaglio c'è anche un episodio di aggressione

there's also an episode of aggression under consideration

la teoria non regge al vaglio

the theory does not stand up to scrutiny

(figurative, by extension) examination, scrutiny


scalpello

From Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum (“scraper”).


cazzuola

it-noun

cazzuola f (plural cazzuole, diminutive cazzuolétta)

cazzuole (plural)
cazzuolétta (diminutive)
cazzola (alternative)

From cazza (“large wooden trowel used for pulling gunpowder towards the bottom of cannons”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).

affix

cazza<t:large wooden trowel used for pulling gunpowder towards the bottom of cannons>

ux

una cazzuola utilizzata in edilizia
a trowel used in building


falcetto

→ Turkish: falçata


fustella

a tab on packaging for medicine, torn off by the pharmacist to get a refund


sgorbia

From older gorbia, from Late Latin gulbia.


roncola

From ronc(a) (“billhook”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).

suffix

(agriculture) an agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants

(weaponry) a medieval polearm with a similar construct, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill


spazzolone

From spazzola (“brush”) + -one (augmentative suffix).


raschietto

From raschiare + -etto (diminutive suffix).


tagliaunghie

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + unghie (“nails (of a finger or toe)”).

it-verb-obj

unghia<t:nails (of a finger or toe)><pl:1>


pirografo

piro- (“pyro-, fire”) + -grafo (“-grapher”, suffix denoting a writing tool).

af

In un'epoca in cui l'elettricità pare regni sovrana, la descrizione di un pirografo elettrico crediamo sarà molto ben accetta dai nostri lettori.

late 1891, “Piroincisione elettrica [Electric pyrography]”, in Il progresso: rivista delle nuove invenzioni e scoperte [Progress: journal of new inventions and discoveries], published 1891 December 30, page 369:

In a time when electricity seems to reign supreme, we believe the description of an electric poker will be very welcomed by our readers.

poker (tool used in pyrography or pokerwork)


subbia

From Vulgar Latin *subla, contraction of Latin sūbula.

chisel (especially the sort used by stonemasons)


piantatoio

(horticulture) dib, dibber, dibble, dibbler (pointed implement)


fermaporta

Verb-object compound, composed of ferma (“to stop; to hold”) + porta (“door”).


giravite

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn”) + vite (“screw”).


gorbia

From Late Latin gulbia (“chisel”), from Gaulish *gulbiā.


scovolo

A diminutive based on Venetan scova, the counterpart to Italian scopa (“broom”).

swab, pull through (for cleaning a gun), pipe cleaner


smerigliatrice

it-noun

smerigliatrice f (plural smerigliatrici)


spillatrice

stapler (device which binds together paper)


taglierina

taglierine (plural)
taglierino (alternative)

From tagliare (“to cut”) + -ina (noun-forming diminutive suffix).


calcagnolo

calcagnoli (plural)
calcagnuolo (alternative)


bedano

From a southern Italian language or dialect, from Middle French bec d'asne (“gouge”), from Old French bec (“beak”) + ane (“duck”), changed to asne (“donkey”) later.

a narrow-bladed chisel, used mostly for making mortises


pugnetta

an object used to hold a hot iron (old-fashioned type)


cesoia

From Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), ultimately from caedere (“cut”). Related to English scissors. Possibly influenced Italian cesello.

(usually in the plural)tin snips, tinner snips, tinner's snips


tamiso

From Medieval Latin tamisium, probably from Gaulish. Compare French tamis.

(Venice) a kind of net used to capture prawns and small fishes


fermauscio

Verb-object compound, composed of ferma (“to stop; to hold”) + uscio (“door”).


ugnetto

a kind of chisel, used mostly for blunting corners


perticara

a type of plough made entirely out of wood, except for the ploughshare


marcapunto

Verb-object compound, composed of marca (“to mark”) + punto (“point”).

a shoemaker's tool used to join the sole to the upper


pistolese

it-noun

pistolese m or f by sense (plural pistolesi)

For noun sense 2, after Pistoia, an ancient blade manufacturing center; compare bisturi and English bistoury.

(masculine only) a short wide double-cut dagger, especially used for hunting


spellafili

Verb-object compound, composed of spella (“to skin, to flay”) + fili (“wires”).


spellacavi

Verb-object compound, composed of spella (“to skin, to flay”) + cavi (“cables”).


tagliabulloni

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + bulloni (“bolts”).


smerigliatrice angolare

it-noun

smerigliatrice angolare f (plural smerigliatrici angolari)

angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)


smerigliatrice da banco

smerigliatrice da banco f (plural smerigliatrici da banco)


molatrice da banco

molatrice da banco f (plural molatrici da banco)


molatrice angolare

molatrice angolare f (plural molatrici angolari)


sbaditoio

a tool used by clockmakers to remove rivets


granitoio

a kind of chisel used to obtain points and lines on metallic surfaces