cerusico
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin chīrurgicus (“surgical”, adjective), from Ancient Greek χειρουργικός (kheirourgikós). Doublet of chirurgico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈru.zi.ko/
- Rhymes: -uziko
- Hyphenation: ce‧rù‧si‧co
Noun
cerusico m (plural cerusici or cerusichi)
- (obsolete) barber surgeon, surgeon
- (by extension) incompetent surgeon, butcher
See also
- chirurgo
Further reading
- cerusico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- uccisero, uccisore