scoglio
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *scoclus, *scoplus, from Classical Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos, “lookout place: hence peak, headland, promontory”). The Italian may have been borrowed from or influenced by a northern Italian language form such as Ligurian (cf. scogiu, schêuggio). Compare French écueil and Spanish escollo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɔʎ.ʎo/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔʎʎo
- Hyphenation: scò‧glio
Noun
scoglio m (plural scogli)
- cliff, rock (in the sea); a reef
- (figurative) difficulty, stumbling block
- (computing) bug (in a program)
Derived terms
- allo scoglio
- scogliera
Descendants
- → Portuguese: escolho
- → Spanish: escollo
References
- scoglio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- glicoso, sciolgo