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Meaning of grilo



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In lunfardo it is "pocket". It comes from the Italian grigio ( griyio "grey") , influenced, by similarity, by the word 'cricket' . Metonimy is given by the 'berrettino', a grey beanie used by prisoners to hide their belongings, as if it were a pocket.

  










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