riccio

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ēricius (“a hedgehog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrit.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ittʃo
  • Hyphenation: rìc‧cio
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Adjective

riccio (feminine riccia, masculine plural ricci, feminine plural ricce)

  1. curly (of hair)
  2. burr (chestnut or fish)

Noun

riccio m (plural ricci)

  1. curl, lock, ringlet (of hair)
  2. scroll (of violin)
  3. hedgehog
  4. husk, bur (of a chestnut)
  5. sea urchin
    In full: riccio di mare

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: rínxol

Further reading

  • riccio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
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