picco

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See also: Picco and piccò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpik.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ikko
  • Hyphenation: pìc‧co

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from French pic.

Noun

picco m (plural picchi)

  1. (geography) peak, summit
    Synonyms: cima, vetta
  2. spike, peak (of a graph)
  3. (figurative) peak, high
    Synonym: apice
  4. spur
  5. a diagonal beam on which a sail is attached, called gaff in English, or see also nautical peak
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

picco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piccare
  2. first-person singular present indicative of piccarsi