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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *spiclu(m), contracted form of Latin spīculum, diminutive of spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“ear of grain”). Doublet of spigolo.
Noun
spicchio m (plural spicchi)
- segment (of a citrus fruit)
- clove (bulb of garlic)
- Synonym: bulbillo
- (by extension) wedge (wedge-shaped piece of food)
- (by extension) any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects:
- slice (of cake)
- crescent (of moon)
- (heraldry) any arm or point of a cross; any ray of a star
Derived terms
Further reading
- spicchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
spicchio
- first-person singular present indicative of spicchiare
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