How to pronounce cavetto
American English pronunciation
kuh-VET-oh
- IPA
- /kəˈvɛtoʊ/
- Syllables
- kuh · VET · oh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cavetto means
A molding with a hollow curve like part of a circle
In a sentence: The carpenter ran a cavetto along the top of the bookcase so it looked fancy.
Where it comes from: It comes from Italian, from a word meaning hollow, which goes back to the Latin word cavus.
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