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turcasso

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تَرْكَاش (tarkāš), from Persian ترکش (tarkaš), earlier تیرکش (tirkaš), derived from تیر (tir, “arrow”) + کش (kaš, “container”); modified by influence of turco (“Turkish”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /turˈkas.so/
  • Rhymes: -asso
  • Hyphenation: tur‧càs‧so

Noun edit

turcasso m (plural turcassi)

  1. (literary, archery) quiver
    Synonym: faretra
    Coordinate terms: arco, freccia
  2. (archaic) a case for tools

Further reading edit

  • turcasso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • turcasso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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