sardonica

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See also: sardónica and sardônica

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sardonyx, itself from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ (sardónux).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sarˈdɔ.ni.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnika
  • Hyphenation: sar‧dò‧ni‧ca

Noun

sardonica f (plural sardoniche)

  1. sardonyx, a variety of chalcedony having bands of red sard

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

sardonica

  1. feminine singular of sardonico

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