cerusico

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin chīrurgicus (surgical, adjective), from Ancient Greek χειρουργικός (kheirourgikós). Doublet of chirurgico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈru.zi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -uziko
  • Hyphenation: ce‧rù‧si‧co

Noun

cerusico m (plural cerusici or cerusichi)

  1. (obsolete) barber surgeon, surgeon
  2. (by extension) incompetent surgeon, butcher

See also

Further reading

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

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