vischio

Italian

Alternative forms

• visco (literary or regional)
• vesco, veschio (archaic)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *visclum, contraction of *visculum, from Latin viscum.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iskjo

Noun

vischio m (plural vischi)

1. mistletoe
2. birdlime (extracted from mistletoe or other plants)