cùlla
n.f.
1 cradle, cot: culla a dondolo, swing cot; far dondolare la culla di un bambino, to rock a baby’s cradle // dalla culla, ( fig.) from the cradle ( o from infancy); dalla culla alla tomba, from the cradle to the grave
2 ( fig.) cradle, birthplace: la Grecia fu la culla delle arti, Greece was the cradle of the arts; la Palestina fu la culla del Cristianesimo, Palestine was the birthplace of Christianity
3 ( mecc., tess., mil.) cradle.
1 cradle, cot: culla a dondolo, swing cot; far dondolare la culla di un bambino, to rock a baby’s cradle // dalla culla, ( fig.) from the cradle ( o from infancy); dalla culla alla tomba, from the cradle to the grave
2 ( fig.) cradle, birthplace: la Grecia fu la culla delle arti, Greece was the cradle of the arts; la Palestina fu la culla del Cristianesimo, Palestine was the birthplace of Christianity
3 ( mecc., tess., mil.) cradle.
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