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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scūtum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsku.to/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Hyphenation: scù‧to
Noun
scuto m (plural scuti)
- (zoology) Alternative form of scudo
Further reading
- scuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
scūtō
- dative/ablative singular of scūtum
References
Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin scūtum (“shield”).
Pronunciation
Noun
scuto m (plural scute)
- shield
- scudo (historical coin worth five liras)
References
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “scuto”, in Schedario Napoletano