extispicio

Italian

Alternative forms

• estispicio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extispicium, derived from extum (“bowel, entrail”) + the root of speciō (“to look at, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ek.stiˈspi.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Hyphenation: ex‧ti‧spì‧cio

Noun

extispicio m (plural extispici) (historical)

1. (uncountable) the act of inspecting of a sacrificial victim's entrails (especially the liver) in order to verify their purity
2. an instance of such inspection

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

extispiciō

1. dative/ablative singular of extispicium