salcigno

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Italian

Etymology

From salcio (willow) +‎ -igno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: sal‧cì‧gno

Adjective

salcigno (feminine salcigna, masculine plural salcigni, feminine plural salcigne)

  1. (relational) willow
  2. tough
  3. (Tuscan, figurative) lean, wiry (of a person)

Further reading

  • salcigno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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