rocco
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See also: Rocco
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rocco m (plural rocchi)
- (chess, obsolete) rook; castle
- Synonym: torre
- (architecture) drum of a column
- (historical) a type of crook, used by archbishops in Ravenna, with a small tower on its top
Further reading[edit]
- rocco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Italian terms borrowed from Persian
- Italian semi-learned borrowings from Persian
- Italian terms derived from Persian
- Italian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔkko
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔkko/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Chess
- Italian terms with obsolete senses
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