apriballe

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of apri (to open) +‎ balle (bales).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌa.priˈbal.le/[1]
  • Rhymes: -alle
  • Hyphenation: a‧pri‧bàl‧le

Noun[edit]

apriballe m (invariable)

  1. a machine used to break up cotton into flocks

Noun[edit]

apriballe m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. a worker operating such a machine

References[edit]

  1. ^ apriballe in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading[edit]

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