palmento

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, probably from Latin pavīmentum through Vulgar Latin paumentum. Cognate with Sicilian parmentu.

Noun

palmento m (plural palmenti)

  1. (archaic) floor
  2. (historical) place where the priors of the elders sat and spoke
  3. sort of vat used for the treading of grapes and the fermentation of the must
  4. millstone
    Synonym: macina
  5. (humorous, literary) jaw
  6. (figurative) profiteer
  7. (figurative, archaic) bag to contain inguinal hernia

Further reading

  • palmento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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