collottola

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Italian

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Etymology

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From collo (neck).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolˈlɔt.to.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔttola
  • Hyphenation: col‧lòt‧to‧la

Noun

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collottola f (plural collottole)

  1. scruff of the neck
  2. (metonymically) fat, weight
    far(e) (la) collottolato gain weight
    l'erba non fa collottola (proverb)
    just eating vegetables won't fill you up
    (literally, “grass does not make fat”)
  3. (fossil word) life
    perdere la collottolato lose one's life
    portare in salvo la collottolato save one's life