pennacchio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *pinnaclum, from Late Latin pinnāculum, from Latin pinna. Diminutive of penne. Doublet of pinnacolo, and also panache.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /penˈnak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: pen‧nàc‧chio

Noun[edit]

pennacchio m (plural pennacchi)

  1. plume
  2. (architecture) pendentive

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle French: pennache
    • French: panache
      • English: panache
      • Italian: panache
      • Romanian: panaș
  • Portuguese: penacho
  • Spanish: penacho

Further reading[edit]

  • pennacchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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