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pozzo

well

noun POT-tsoh Rare
Home & Lifestyle Construction

Origin: From Latin puteus (well, pit).

Also means

pit

Usage Note

Pozzo primarily means a water well dug into the ground, but it extends to oil wells (pozzo petrolifero) and mine shafts. The idiom essere un pozzo di scienza ('to be a well of knowledge') means to be extremely knowledgeable. Do not confuse with bene (the adverb 'well').

Examples

"Il pozzo del cortile è molto antico."

Natural Translation

The well in the courtyard is very old.

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