svastica

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक (svastika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzva.sti.ka/
• Rhymes: -astika
• Hyphenation: svà‧sti‧ca

Noun

svastica f (plural svastiche)

1. swastika (cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle)

   Synonym: croce uncinata

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• scavasti