Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos), usually assumed to come from Egyptian jꜥrt (“cobra in threat posture”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈrɛ.o/, [uˈr̺ɛːo], (in fast speech) [uˈr̺ɛo̯]
- Rhymes: -ɛo
- Hyphenation: u‧rèo
Noun
ureo m (plural urei)
- uraeus
References
- ureo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
