‖ grillo
(ˈgrɪləʊ)
[It. and Sp.: see grylle.]
A cricket.
| 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Trav. Spain I. 520 The Spaniards, like the ancients, delight in the Grillo. 1929 C. Mackenzie Gallipoli Mem. xi. 189 A wonderful race it was with..the grillos shrilling far and wide across that moon-drenched island. 1949 E. Pound Pisan Cantos lxxviii. 67 Be welcome, O cricket my grillo, but you must not sing after taps. |