assillo

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See also: assillò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈsil.lo/
  • Rhymes: -illo
  • Hyphenation: as‧sìl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin asīlus.

Noun

assillo m (plural assilli)

  1. horsefly, gadfly
  2. nagging worry
  3. one-track mind
    Synonyms: fissazione, smania, mania, chiodo fisso, pallino fisso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

assillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of assillare