onisco

Italian

Etymology

From Latin oniscus, from Ancient Greek ὀνισκος (oniskos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈnis.ko/
• Rhymes: -isko
• Hyphenation: o‧nì‧sco

Noun

onisco m (plural onischi)

1. woodlouse (of genus Oniscus)

Anagrams

• -iscono, ci sono, cosino, oncosi, oscino, scoino, sicono, sonico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀνίσκος (onískos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈnis.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈnis.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oˈniʃ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈnis.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈniʃ.ku/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku
• Hyphenation: o‧nis‧co

Noun

onisco m (plural oniscos)

1. woodlouse

   Synonyms: bicho-de-conta, tatuzinho-de-jardim, tatu, tatu-de-jardim, tatuzinho

Further reading

• “onisco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “onisco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “onisco”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026