Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin scelus, from Proto-Indo-European *skélos, derived from the root *(s)kel- (bent, crooked). Cognate with Greek σκέλος (skélos, leg).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈʃɛ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlo
  • Hyphenation: scè‧lo

Noun

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scelo m (plural sceli)

  1. (literary, obsolete, rare) misdeed, evil deed
    Synonym: misfatto
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Further reading

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

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