stoscio
Italian
Etymology
Probably a deverbal from *stosciare + -o coming from Vulgar Latin *extortiāre, which is ultimately derived from Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō (“to twist; to hurl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔʃ.ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ɔʃʃo
- Hyphenation: stò‧scio
Noun
stoscio m (plural stosci)
- (obsolete) a downward jump or leap
Further reading
- stoscio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- costosi, tossico, tossico-