aruspicina
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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Latin haruspicīna, an ellipsis of ars haruspicīna (“art of the haruspex”) or disciplīna haruspicīna (“discipline of the haruspex”).
Noun
aruspicina f (plural aruspicine)
- haruspicy (divination by entrails)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
aruspicina f sg
References
- aruspicina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana