collo

See also: colló

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞.ʎu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkɔ.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɔ.ʎu]

Verb

collo

1. first-person singular present indicative of collar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian collo.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: col‧lo

Noun

collo n (plural colli, no diminutive)

1. parcel, package

   Synonym: colli

Galician

Verb

collo

1. first-person singular present indicative of coller

Interlingua

Noun

collo (plural collos)

1. (anatomy) neck

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin collum, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolsom, derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”).

Cognate with French cou, Galician and Portuguese colo, Sicilian coḍḍu, Spanish cuello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔllo
• Hyphenation: còl‧lo

Noun

collo m (plural colli)

1. neck (all senses)
2. collar
3. parcel, package; luggage (especially when bulky)
4. (anatomy) neck, cervix

   collo del femore

   femur neck

   collo dell’utero

   neck of the uterus

Derived terms

• a rompicollo
• collana
• colletto
• collino
• collo a dolcevita
• collottola
• scavezzacollo
• torcicollo
• tra capo e collo
• tracollare

Related terms

• collare

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkol.lo/, /ˌko.lo/
• Rhymes: -ollo, -olo
• Hyphenation: cól‧lo

Contraction

collo

1. (dated) contraction of con +‎ lo; with the (masculine singular)

Usage notes

• While in use in the spoken language, its use is regarded as old-fashioned in the written language.

Latin

Noun

collō

1. dative/ablative singular of collum

Portuguese

Noun

collo m (plural collos)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of colo
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 146:

     A Cigana, parecendo comprehender aquellas palavras, endireitou-se, e pousando as patas no collo da menina, beijou-lhe carinhosamente as mãos...

     The Gypsy, appearing to comprehend those words, straightened up, and, laying her paws on the girl’s lap, kissed her hands lovingly...