sceriffo

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ʃeˈrif.fo/
  • Rhymes: -iffo
  • Hyphenation: sce‧rìf‧fo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English sheriff.

Noun

sceriffo m (plural sceriffi)

  1. sheriff
Derived terms
Further reading
  • sceriffo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Noun

sceriffo m (plural sceriffi)

  1. sharif
Further reading
  • sceriffo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana