bricco

See also: Bricco

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrik.ko/
• Rhymes: -ikko
• Hyphenation: brìc‧co

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Middle Persian *ābrēkbor.?

Parthian *ābrēkbor.?

Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܝܩܐ (ʾaḇrēqā)bor.?

Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq)bor.

Ottoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık)bor.

Italian bricco

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık).

Alternative forms

• bric

Noun

bricco m (plural bricchi)

1. jug (vessel)

   Synonyms: brocca, orcio, vaso

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ligurian bric, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”). Doublet of borgo.

Noun

bricco m (plural bricchi)

1. hill, crag, ridgeside

Anagrams

• brocci