vascello

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin vāscellum, from Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare French vaisseau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaʃˈʃɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: va‧scèl‧lo

Noun

vascello m (plural vascelli)

  1. vessel, ship, especially a large warship in use during the 18th century
  2. (by extension, figurative) human existence, journeying through difficulties
  3. (archaic, dialectal) jar, pot, small barrel
  4. (by extension, figurative) organization, institution
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