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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pet.tiˈnik.kjo/
- Rhymes: -ikkjo
- Hyphenation: pet‧ti‧nìc‧chio
Noun
pettinicchio m (plural pettinicchi)
- (archaic) pubis
Further reading
- pettinicchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana