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Italian
Etymology
From Latin cilicium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈli.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -itʃo
- Hyphenation: ci‧lì‧cio
Noun
cilicio m (plural cilici)
- hairshirt
Further reading
- cilicio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
ciliciō
- dative/ablative singular of cilicium
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cilicium, from Cilicia, from Ancient Greek Κιλικία (Kilikía), the region from which it came.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈliθjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈlisjo/
- Rhymes: -iθjo
- Rhymes: -isjo
- Syllabification: ci‧li‧cio
Adjective
cilicio (feminine cilicia, masculine plural cilicios, feminine plural cilicias)
- Cilician
Noun
cilicio m (plural cilicios)
- (clothing) cilice, hairshirt
Further reading