Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈʃem.pi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -empiko
  • Hyphenation: scém‧pi‧co

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from scempicare +‎ -o.

Noun

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scempico m (plural scempici)

  1. (historical) the payment of an installment (of a debt or a tax)

Further reading

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  • scempico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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scempico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scempicare