cecero

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Italian cecino, from Early Medieval Latin cycinus, from Classical Latin cycnus, cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.t͡ʃe.ro/
• Rhymes: -etʃero
• Hyphenation: cé‧ce‧ro

Noun

cecero m (plural ceceri)

1. (obsolete) swan

   Synonym: cigno

2. (regional) Synonym of airone cenerino

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• crocee