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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin extispicium, derived from extum (“bowel, entrail”) + the root of speciō (“to look at, observe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eks.tisˈpi.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -itʃo
- Hyphenation: ex‧ti‧spì‧cio
Noun
extispicio m (plural extispici) (historical)
- (uncountable) the act of inspecting of a sacrificial victim's entrails (especially the liver) in order to verify their purity
- an instance of such inspection
Further reading
- extispicio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
extispiciō
- dative/ablative singular of extispicium