pericolo

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See also: pericolò

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)

  1. peril, danger
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

pericolo

  1. 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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