avaccio
Italian
Etymology
From Latin vīvācius, comparative form of vīvāciter (“vigorously”), from vīvāx (“vigorous, lively”). Compare Catalan aviat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈvat.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -attʃo
- Hyphenation: a‧vàc‧cio
Adverb
avaccio (obsolete)
- soon, early
- Synonym: presto
- quickly, eagerly
- Synonym: in fretta
- early 14th century, Dante, “Canto X”, in Inferno, lines 115–117:
- E già ’l maestro mio mi richiamava;
per ch’i’ pregai lo spirto più avaccio
che mi dicesse con chi lu’ istava.- And now my Master was recalling me; so I asked the spirit more eagerly to tell me who was with him there.
Related terms
- avaccevole
- vivace
Further reading
- avaccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- accovai, vaccaio