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English
Noun
sevo
- (medicine, colloquial) Sevoflurane.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin saevus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.vo/
- Rhymes: -ɛvo
- Hyphenation: sè‧vo
Adjective
sevo (feminine seva, masculine plural sevi, feminine plural seve)
- (literary, rare) cruel, merciless
Further reading
- sèvo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin sēbum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.vo/
- Rhymes: -evo
- Hyphenation: sé‧vo
Noun
sevo m (plural sevi)
- Synonym of sego
Further reading
- sévo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana