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- [kuh-vet-oh; Italian kah-vet-taw]
- /kəˈvɛt oʊ; Italian kɑˈvɛt tɔ/
- /kavˈetəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-vet-oh; Italian kah-vet-taw]
- /kəˈvɛt oʊ; Italian kɑˈvɛt tɔ/
Definitions of cavetto word
- noun cavetto a concave moulding, shaped to a quarter circle in cross section 3
- noun cavetto a concave molding with a curve of 90° 3
- noun plural cavetto a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle. 1
- noun cavetto (architecture) A concave moulding. 0
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Origin of cavetto
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Italian, equivalent to cav(o) (< Latin cavus or cavum hollow place; see cave) + -etto -et
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Parts of speech for Cavetto
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cavetto popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cavetto usage trend in Literature
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