bricco

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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).

Alternative forms

Noun

bricco m (plural bricchi)

  1. 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)

  1. hill, crag, ridgeside

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