teschio

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Italian[edit]

un teschio umano – a human skull

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *testulum, diminutive of Latin testum (“earthenware pot, vessel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.skjo/, (traditional) /ˈtɛ.skjo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eskjo, (traditional) -ɛskjo
  • Hyphenation: té‧schio, (traditional) tè‧schio
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Noun[edit]

teschio m (plural teschi, diminutive teschiétto)

  1. (anatomy) skull
    Synonym: cranio
  2. death's-head (symbol of death)

References[edit]

  1. ^ teschio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

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

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