sceicco

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ʃeˈik.ko/
• Rhymes: -ikko
• Hyphenation: sce‧ìc‧co

Noun

sceicco m (plural sceicchi, feminine sceicca)

1. sheik