vaglio

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See also: vagliò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From vagliare, from Vulgar Latin *valliāre, from Latin vallus, from Proto-Indo-European *wal- (stick, stake).

Noun

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vaglio m (plural vagli)

  1. sieve
  2. (figurative, by extension) examination, scrutiny
    sottoporre al vaglioto screen (literally, “to put at scrutiny”)
    al vaglio c'è anche un episodio di aggressione
    there's also an episode of aggression under consideration
    la teoria non regge al vaglio
    the theory does not stand up to scrutiny
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vaglio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vagliare

Anagrams

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