Also means
sickle
Usage Note
Falce can refer to either a large scythe (falce fienaia) or a smaller sickle (falce), and is feminine: la falce. It is famously part of the communist symbol falce e martello (hammer and sickle). In astronomy una falce di luna means a crescent moon. The plural is falci.
Examples
"Il contadino usava la falce per tagliare il grano."
Natural Translation
The farmer used the scythe to cut the grain.
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