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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion), diminutive of σκάφη (skáphē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈska.fjo/
- Rhymes: -afjo
- Hyphenation: scà‧fio
Noun
scafio m (plural scafi)
- (ichthyology) the second element of the Weberian ossicles
Further reading
- scafio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana