Home › Words › C › cavettocavetto/kəˈvɛtəʊ/cavetto means A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.cavetto is pronounced /kəˈvɛtəʊ/.EtymologyFrom Italian cavetto, from cavo (“hollow”), from Latin cavus.nounA concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.coving 67% match — A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall. vs cavetto →ovolo 66% match — A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament. vs cavetto →cavatelli 62% match — A type of pasta, with rolled edges. vs cavetto →boultel 60% match — A moulding with quarter-circle convexity, found just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo. vs cavetto →scotia 59% match — A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top. vs cavetto →curvate 59% match — bent in a regular form ; curved. vs cavetto →cavum 58% match — A recess or hollow.; The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix. vs cavetto →cavelet 58% match — A little cave. vs cavetto →