cieco

Italian

Etymology

From Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *káykos (“one-eyed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ko/, [ˈt͡ʃeːko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Homophone: ceco
• Hyphenation: cié‧co

Adjective

cieco (feminine singular cieca, masculine plural ciechi, feminine plural cieche)

1. blind

Synonyms

• cecato
• orbo (also figuratively)

Noun

cieco m (plural ciechi, feminine cieca) (feminine plural cieche)

1. blind person.

Derived terms

• accecare
• alla cieca
• cecamente, ciecamente
• cecità
• moscacieca, mosca cieca
• sordocieco

 

Related terms

• cecare, ciecare (“to blind”)

Anagrams

• cecio