lanzichenecco

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Landsknecht, from Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lan.d͡zi.keˈnek.ko/, (traditional) /lan.t͡si.keˈnek.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ekko
  • Hyphenation: lan‧zi‧che‧néc‧co

Noun

lanzichenecco m (plural lanzichenecchi)

  1. (historical) Landsknecht, lansquenet (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century)
  2. (card games) lansquenet (gambling card game)
    Synonym: zecchinetta

References

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

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