oracolo

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈra.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -akolo
  • Hyphenation: o‧rà‧co‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ōrāculum.

Noun

oracolo m (plural oracoli)

  1. oracle
Derived terms

Further reading

  • oracolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Late Latin and Medieval Latin ōrāculum (place of prayer), by reinterpretation of Classical Latin ōrāculum as related to ōrō (to pray).

Noun

oracolo m (plural oracoli) (obsolete)

  1. oratory, prayer room
    Synonym: oratorio
Related terms

Further reading

  • oracolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oracolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of oracolare