cerusico
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin chīrurgicus (“surgical”, adjective), from Ancient Greek χειρουργικός (kheirourgikós). Doublet of chirurgico.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cerusico m (plural cerusici or cerusichi)
- (obsolete) barber surgeon, surgeon
- (by extension) incompetent surgeon, butcher
See also edit
Further reading edit
- cerusico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana