Meaning
pickaxe
- A heavy hand tool with a curved iron bar pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard ground or rock.
In a sentence
Gli operai hanno usato il piccone per spaccare la roccia compatta.
The workers used a pickaxe to break up the solid rock.
Dove hai riposto il piccone dopo aver finito il lavoro?
Where did you put the pickaxe after finishing the work?
Senza un piccone robusto non riusciremo a scavare in questo terreno.
Without a sturdy pickaxe, we won't manage to dig in this soil.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piccone | masculine · singular |
| picconi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- A strike with a pickaxe is called a 'picconata'.