torcicollo
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + collo (“neck”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /tor.t͡ʃiˈkɔl.lo/, (traditional) /ˌtɔr.t͡ʃiˈkɔl.lo/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -ɔllo
- Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧còl‧lo
Noun[edit]
torcicollo m (invariable)
- crick in the neck
- wryneck (the bird Jynx torquilla)
- Synonym: verticollo
- (derogatory, uncommon) religionist
- Synonyms: bacchettone, baciapile
References[edit]
- ^ torcicollo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ torcicollo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading[edit]
- torcicollo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Italian verb-object compounds
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔllo
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔllo/4 syllables
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- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian derogatory terms
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- it:Birds