lercio

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin form *hirceus (“hircine”, “pertaining to goats”), derived from Latin hircus (“goat”), with an initial -l- attached from a preceding article.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛr.t͡ʃo/, [ˈl̺ɛr̺t͡ʃo], /ˈler.t͡ʃo/, [ˈl̺er̺t͡ʃo]
• Hyphenation: lèr‧cio, lér‧cio

Adjective

1. filthy, foul

Synonyms

• sporco, sudicio, lordo

Related terms

• lerciume

Anagrams

• creoli
• ercoli