petecchia

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Latin petīgō ("scab, eruption"), a popular form of impetīgo (perhaps through a Vulgar Latin root *peticla < *(im)peticula, or alternatively, from a Vulgar Latin *pestic(u)la, from pestis. Less likely from Ancient Greek πιττάκια (pittákia), plural of πιττάκιον (pittákion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtek.kja/
• Rhymes: -ekkja
• Hyphenation: pe‧téc‧chia

Noun

petecchia f (plural petecchie)

1. (pathology) petechia

Anagrams

• pecchiate