sgabello

noun

sga·​bel·​lo

zgäˈbe(ˌ)lō,

skä-

plural -s

: an Italian-Renaissance wooden side chair consisting of a stool or similar form with a simple upright back

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin scabellum low stool, diminutive of scamnum bench, stool

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