carroccio

noun

car·​roc·​cio

kəˈrȯ(ˌ)chō,

-ȯchēˌō

plural carrocci

-ȯ(ˌ)chē

: a large wheeled vehicle bearing a standard and used in medieval times especially by Italian free cities to serve as a rallying point for an army in battle

Word History

Etymology

Italian

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