musacchino

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French musequin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.zakˈki.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: mu‧sac‧chì‧no

Noun

musacchino m (plural musacchini)

  1. (historical) a part (as yet unidentified) of armor, apparently covering the shoulders

Further reading

  • musacchino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana