chierico

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.ri.ko/, (traditional) /ˈkje.ri.ko/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛriko, (traditional) -eriko
  • Hyphenation: chiè‧ri‧co, (traditional) chié‧ri‧co

Noun

chierico m (plural chierici)

  1. (ecclesiastical) cleric
  2. (ecclesiastical) seminarian

References

  1. ^ chierico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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