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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈska.ri.ko/
- Rhymes: -ariko
- Hyphenation: scà‧ri‧co
Etymology 1
From s- + carico.
Adjective
scarico (feminine scarica, masculine plural scarichi, feminine plural scariche)
- unloaded
- empty
- run-down (having the spring unwound) (of a clock, watch)
- flat (of a battery)
- untroubled
Further reading
- scarico1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Deverbal from scaricare + -o.
Noun
scarico m (plural scarichi)
- unloading
- dumping, tipping
- rubbish dump or tip
- draining, sink
Further reading
- scarico2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
Verb
scarico
- first-person singular present indicative of scaricare
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