palco

See also: pałco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic palk (“stand, stage”). Doublet of balco. Cognate with Piedmontese palch, Friulian palc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpal.ko/
• Rhymes: -alko
• Hyphenation: pàl‧co

Noun

palco m (plural palchi)

1. stand, platform
2. (theater, music) stage

   Synonym: palcoscenico

3. (theater) box
4. (zoology) antler
5. scaffold, scaffolding

Derived terms

• catafalco (via consonant shift)
• palchista
• palcoscenico
• sottopalco
• spalcare

Related terms

• balcone

Descendants

• → Maltese: palk
• → Portuguese: palco
• → Spanish: palco

Anagrams

• colpa, placo, placò, polca