rischio

See also: rischiò

Italian

Alternative forms

• risico

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Italian risco, of uncertain origin; possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin riscus, risigus from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic رِزْق (rizq). Alternatively from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *resicum (“that which cuts, rock, crag”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin resecō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈris.kjo/, [ˈr̺is̪kjo]
• Rhymes: -iskjo
• Hyphenation: rì‧schio

Noun

rischio m (plural rischi)

1. risk, chance, hazard, peril, danger

   essere a rischio ― to be at risk, in danger

2. threat, jeopardy

   mettere a rischio ― to threaten, jeopardize

Synonyms

• azzardo
• pericolo
• cimento

Derived terms

• rischiare
• rischioso

Descendants

Descendants

• English: risk
• French: risque

• German: Risiko
• Romanian: rizic
• Spanish: riesgo

Verb

rischio

1. first-person singular present of rischiare

Anagrams

• rosichi