collo

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

collo

1. first-person singular present indicative of collar

Borrowed from Italian collo.

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• Hyphenation: col‧lo

collo n (plural colli)

1. parcel, package

   Synonym: colli

collo

1. first-person singular present indicative of coller

collo (plural collos)

1. (anatomy) neck

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

Cognate with French cou, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello

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

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

• collare

• IPA^(key): /ˌkol.lo/, /ˌko.lo/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ollo, -olo
• Hyphenation: cól‧lo

collo

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

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

collō

1. dative/ablative singular of collum

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...