cerchio
See also: cerchiò
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃer.kjo/
- Rhymes: -erkjo
- Hyphenation: cér‧chio
Etymology 1
From Latin circulus, which is derived from circus. Cognate to the borrowed doublet circolo.
Noun
cerchio m (plural cerchi)
- circle
- hoop of a barrel
Related terms
- accerchiare
- cerchiatura
- circolo
- circo
- mezzocerchio
- semicerchio
Descendants
- → Aromanian: tserclju, tserchiu, tserkiu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cerchio
- first-person singular present indicative of cerchiare
Anagrams
- orecchi