artificio

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See also: artifício

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin artificium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.tiˈfi.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -itʃo
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fì‧cio

Noun

artificio m (plural artifici)

  1. artifice
  2. device

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

artificiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of artificium

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin artificium.

Noun

artificio m (plural artificios)

  1. artifact (man-made object)
    Synonym: artefacto
  2. artifice, trick
  3. craft
  4. skill

Derived terms

Further reading