Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ke.riˈlɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo
  • Hyphenation: che‧ri‧lè‧o

Noun

edit

cherileo m (plural cherilei)

  1. (poetry) a metre consisting of a catalectic hexameter
    Synonym: difilio

Further reading

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