umbilical cordItalian → EnglishOxford Italian–Englishumbilical cord /BrE ʌmˌbɪlɪk(ə)l ˈkɔːd , AmE ˌəmˈbɪlək(ə)l ˌkɔrd / noun 1 Anatomy cordone m ombelicale (also figurative) to cut, tie the umbilical cord tagliare, annodare il cordone ombelicale 2 Aviation Nautical cordone m