bargello
UK/bɑːˈdʒɛləʊ/US/bɑɹˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/
bargello noun: a police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
Noun (1)
bargello (plural bargellos or bargelli)
- A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
- An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
- A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
Noun (2) capitalized: Bargello
Bargello (uncountable)
- A type of needlepoint embroidery, traditionally in wool on canvas, consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a mathematical pattern to create flame or zigzag motifs.
Forms of bargello
| plural | bargellos |
|---|---|
| plural | bargelli |
Origin of bargello
From Italian bargello.
After a series of chairs found in the Bargello palace in Florence, which have a similar pattern. The palace takes its name from Italian bargello (“police headquarters”), from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.
Words that rhyme with bargello
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Questions about bargello
- What does bargello mean?
- Bargello means a police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
- What part of speech is bargello?
- Bargello is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bargello?
- Bargello is pronounced /bɑːˈdʒɛləʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bargello?
- The plural of bargello is bargellos.
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