libresco

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From libro +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liˈbre.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: li‧bré‧sco

Adjective[edit]

libresco (feminine libresca, masculine plural libreschi, feminine plural libresche)

  1. bookish

Anagrams[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From libro +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liˈbɾesko/ [liˈβ̞ɾes.ko]
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Syllabification: li‧bres‧co

Adjective[edit]

libresco (feminine libresca, masculine plural librescos, feminine plural librescas)

  1. bookish, relating to books
    • 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, “The Other”, in The Book of Sand, page 18:
      No hemos cambiado nada, pensé. Siempre las referencias librescas.
      We haven't changed at all, I thought. Always more references to books.

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