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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspik.ko/
- Rhymes: -ikko
- Hyphenation: spìc‧co
Etymology 1
Deverbal from spiccare (“to detach”) + -o.
Adjective
spicco (feminine spicca, masculine plural spicchi, feminine plural spicche)
- Synonym of spiccagnolo
Further reading
- spicco1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Deverbal from spiccare (“to stand out”) + -o.
Noun
spicco m (plural spicchi)
- any distinguishing characteristic of an individual
Derived terms
Further reading
- spicco2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
spicco
- first-person singular present indicative of spiccare