pennacchio

See also: Pennacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pinnaclum, from Late Latin pinnāculum, from Latin pinna. Diminutive of penne. Doublet of pinnacolo, and also panache.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈnak.kjo/
• Rhymes: -akkjo
• Hyphenation: pen‧nàc‧chio

Noun

pennacchio m (plural pennacchi)

1. plume
2. (architecture) pendentive

Related terms

• pennacchiera
• pennacchiuto

Descendants

• → Middle French: pennache
  • French: panache
    • → English: panache
    • → Italian: panache
    • → Romanian: panaș
• → Portuguese: penacho
• → Spanish: penacho

Further reading

• pennacchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• pannocchie