scelo
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin scelus, from Proto-Indo-European *skélos, derived from the root *(s)kel- (“bent, crooked”). Cognate with Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃɛ.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛlo
- Hyphenation: scè‧lo
Noun
scelo m (plural sceli)
- (literary, obsolete, rare) misdeed, evil deed
- Synonym: misfatto
Related terms
- scellerato
- scellerità
Further reading
- scelo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Celso, colse