guercio
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See also: Guercio
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin. Probably Old High German dwerah, twerh (“crooked”), whence German quer (“crosswise”), Zwerchfell (“diaphragm”). Compare with Spanish guercho and Catalan guerxo, Ladin guersch, viersch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
guercio (feminine guercia, masculine plural guerci, feminine plural guerce)
- cross-eyed
- Synonym: strabico
- one-eyed (blind in one eye)
Noun[edit]
guercio m (plural guerci, feminine guercia)
Further reading[edit]
- guercio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana