vaglio

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -aʎʎo
• Hyphenation: và‧glio

From vagliare, from Vulgar Latin *valliāre, from Latin vallus, from Proto-Indo-European *wal- (“stick, stake”).

vaglio m (plural vagli)

1. sieve
2. (figurative, by extension) examination, scrutiny

   sottoporre al vaglio ― to screen (literally, “to put at scrutiny”)

   al vaglio c'è anche un episodio di aggressione

   there's also an episode of aggression under consideration

   la teoria non regge al vaglio

   the theory does not stand up to scrutiny

• vaglietto

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vaglio

1. first-person singular present indicative of vagliare

• Avogli, vagoli, voglia