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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prĕcārius. See also preghiera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preˈka.rjo/
- Rhymes: -arjo
- Hyphenation: pre‧cà‧rio
Adjective
precario (feminine precaria, masculine plural precari, feminine plural precarie)
- precarious
- shaky
- lacking tenure
Derived terms
Noun
precario m (plural precari)
- temp
Further reading
- precario in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- precario1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- precario2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
precāriō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of precārius
References
- “precario”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “precario”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- precario in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin precārius. Doublet of plegaria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈkaɾjo/
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: pre‧ca‧rio
Adjective
precario (feminine precaria, masculine plural precarios, feminine plural precarias)
- precarious, uncertain
- unstable, shaky
- poor
Derived terms
Further reading