scifo

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Italian[edit]

uno scifo corinzio – a Corinthian scyphus

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin scyphus (“cup”), from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skúphos).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃi.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Hyphenation: scì‧fo

Noun[edit]

scifo m (plural scifi)

  1. (archaeology) scyphus (Ancient Greek drinking cup)
    Synonym: skyphos
  2. (lichenology) scyphus (cup-shaped stem or podetium)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Scifo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • scifo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

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