"eculeo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: eculei [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Latin equuleus Latin eculeuslbor. Italian eculeo Learned borrowing from Latin eculeus, a variant of equuleus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:lbor|la:eculeus<ety:from<equuleus>>|id=rack|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Latin equuleus Latin eculeuslbor. Italian eculeo, {{lbor|it|la|eculeus}} Learned borrowing from Latin eculeus Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} eculeo m (plural eculei)
  1. An ancient torture device, similar to either the mediaeval rack or the Spanish donkey. Tags: masculine Synonyms: cavalletto
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