spicchio
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Vulgar Latin *spiclu(m), contracted form of Latin spīculum, diminutive of spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“ear of grain”). Doublet of spigolo.
Noun edit
spicchio m (plural spicchi)
- segment (of a citrus fruit)
- clove (bulb of garlic)
- Synonym: bulbillo
- (by extension) wedge (wedge-shaped piece of food)
- (by extension) any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects:
- (heraldry) any arm or point of a cross; any ray of a star
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- spicchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
spicchio