brasilio

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brasilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /braˈzi.ljo/
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Hyphenation: bra‧sì‧lio

Noun

brasilio m (uncountable) (historical)

1. a type of red-tinted leather used in the Middle Ages to bind manuscripts

   Hypernym: cuoio

Further reading

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