torcicollo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + collo (“neck”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /tor.t͡ʃiˈkɔl.lo/, (traditional) /ˌtɔr.t͡ʃiˈkɔl.lo/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -ɔllo
- Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧còl‧lo
Noun edit
torcicollo m (invariable)
- crick in the neck
- wryneck (the bird Jynx torquilla)
- Synonym: verticollo
- (derogatory, uncommon) religionist
- Synonyms: bacchettone, baciapile
References edit
- ^ torcicollo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ torcicollo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading edit
- torcicollo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana