Italian

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Etymology

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Classical Latin rutilus (having a warm or yellowish red colo(u)r; strawberry blonde, adjective) +‎ -ismo (-ism, suffix denoting a trait or condition)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ru.tiˈli.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: ru‧ti‧lì‧smo

Noun

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rutilismo m (uncountable)

  1. redheadedness (trait of having red hair)
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References

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