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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrik.ko/
- Rhymes: -ikko
- Hyphenation: brìc‧co
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık, “ewer”) (Turkish ibrik), from Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq).
Noun
bricco m (plural bricchi)
- jug (vessel)
- Synonyms: brocca, orcio, vaso
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ligurian bric, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”). Doublet of borgo.
Noun
bricco m (plural bricchi)
- hill, crag, ridgeside
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