turcasso
Italian
Alternative forms
- carcasso (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian تیرکش (tirkaš), derived from تیر (tir, “arrow”) + کش (kaš, “container”), influenced by turco (“Turkish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /turˈkas.so/
- Rhymes: -asso
- Hyphenation: tur‧càs‧so
Noun
turcasso m (plural turcassi)
- (literary) quiver
- Synonym: faretra
- Coordinate terms: arco, freccia
- (archaic) a case for tools
Further reading
- turcasso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- turcasso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication