teschio
Italian
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un teschio umano – a human skull
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *testulum, diminutive of Latin testum (“earthenware pot, vessel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈte.skjo/, (traditional) /ˈtɛ.skjo/[1]
- Rhymes: -eskjo, (traditional) -ɛskjo
- Hyphenation: té‧schio, (traditional) tè‧schio
Noun
teschio m (plural teschi, diminutive teschiétto)
- (anatomy) skull
- Synonym: cranio
- death's-head (symbol of death)
References
- teschio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- teschio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- chetosi, chiesto, ostiche, stoiche