brasilio
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin brasilium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /braˈzi.ljo/
- Rhymes: -iljo
- Hyphenation: bra‧sì‧lio
Noun
brasilio m (uncountable) (historical)
- a type of red-tinted leather used in the Middle Ages to bind manuscripts
- Hypernym: cuoio
Further reading
- brasilio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana