testa

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a piece of burned clay, brick, tile
  • (transferred sense) a piece of baked earthenware
  • a sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of applause, invented by Nero

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *tₔtḱ-t-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tₔtḱ-t-

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