scorcio
See also: scorciò
Italian
Etymology
From scorciare (“to shorten”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskor.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ortʃo
Noun
scorcio m (plural scorci)
- (art) foreshortening (technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space)
- glimpse; view (brief look or partial view of a panorama)
- Synonyms: vista, colpo d'occhio
- uno scorcio sul mare ― a view of the sea
- l'ho visto di scorcio ― I caught a glimpse of it
Verb
scorcio
- first-person singular present indicative of scorciare
References
- scorcio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- occorsi