Italian edit

Etymology edit

From pre- +‎ scorbuto.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /preˈskɔr.bu.to/, (traditional) /pre.skorˈbu.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrbuto, (traditional) -uto
  • Hyphenation: pre‧scòr‧bu‧to, (traditional) pre‧scor‧bù‧to

Noun edit

prescorbuto m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) a condition that precedes the onset of scurvy

References edit

  1. ^ scorbuto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

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