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ceppo

stump

noun CHEP-poh Rare

Also means

log

Usage Note

Ceppo refers to a tree stump left after felling, or a thick log used as a chopping block. In Tuscan tradition, il ceppo is also the Yule log burned at Christmas. In genealogy, ceppo familiare means the stock or root lineage of a family — a common figurative extension.

Examples

"Il boscaiolo ha segato il ceppo."

Natural Translation

The woodcutter sawed the stump.

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