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)

1. (obsolete) barber surgeon, surgeon
2. (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