spicchio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspik.kjo/
• Rhymes: -ikkjo
• Hyphenation: spìc‧chio

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)

1. segment (of a citrus fruit)
2. clove (bulb of garlic)

   Synonym: bulbillo

3. (by extension) wedge (wedge-shaped piece of food)
4. (by extension) any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects:
   1. slice (of cake)
   2. crescent (of moon)
5. (heraldry) any arm or point of a cross; any ray of a star

Derived terms

• spicchiare

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

1. first-person singular present indicative of spicchiare

Anagrams

• psichico