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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈri.ko.lo/
- Rhymes: -ikolo
- Hyphenation: pe‧rì‧co‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin perīculum, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to go forth, forwards”). See also the archaic doublet periglio.
Noun
pericolo m (plural pericoli)
- peril, danger
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
pericolo
- first-person singular present indicative of pericolare
Further reading
- pericolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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