avaccio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vīvācius, comparative form of vīvāciter (“vigorously”), from vīvāx (“vigorous, lively”). Compare Catalan aviat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈvat.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -attʃo
• Hyphenation: a‧vàc‧cio

Adverb

avaccio (obsolete)

1. soon, early

   Synonym: presto

2. quickly, eagerly

   Synonym: in fretta

   • early 14^th century, Dante, “Canto X”, in Inferno, lines 115–117:

     E già ’l maestro mio mi richiamava;
     per ch’i’ pregai lo spirto più avaccio
     che mi dicesse con chi lu’ istava.

     And now my Master was recalling me; so I asked the spirit more eagerly to tell me who was with him there.

Related terms

• avaccevole
• vivace

Further reading

• avaccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• accovai, vaccaio