cervellotico

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Italian

Etymology

From cervello (brain) +‎ -otico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃer.velˈlɔ.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtiko
  • Hyphenation: cer‧vel‧lò‧ti‧co

Adjective

cervellotico (feminine cervellotica, masculine plural cervellotici, feminine plural cervellotiche)

  1. unreasonably complicated or illogical
    Synonyms: astruso, contorto, complicato
  2. bizarre
    Synonyms: bizzarro, strampalato

Derived terms

Further reading

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