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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.sto/
- Rhymes: -isto
- Hyphenation: cì‧sto
Noun
cisto m (plural cisti)
- rockrose (of genus Cistus)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -istu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtu
- Hyphenation: cis‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “sac”).
Alternative forms
Noun
cisto m (plural cistos)
- (pathology) cyst (morbid sac which develops in an organ)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from New Latin Cistus.
Noun
cisto m (plural cistos)
- cistus; rockrose (any flower of the genus Cistus)