carroccio

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noun

A large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy.

OriginItalian carroccio ← Latin carrus ← Gaulish *karros →
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Meanings

nouncarroccio (plural carroccios or carrocci)

plural carroccios · plural carrocci

  1. historicalA large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  3. Proto-Celtic*karros
  4. Gaulish*karros
  5. Latincarrus
  6. Italiancarro
  7. Italiancarroccio
  8. Englishcarroccio

Borrowed from Italian carroccio.

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APA

carroccio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carroccio

MLA

“carroccio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carroccio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carroccio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carroccio.

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