scorcio
See also: scorciò
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editDeverbal from scorciare (“to shorten”) + -o.[1]
Noun
editscorcio m (plural scorci)
- (art) foreshortening (technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space)
- glimpse; view (brief look or partial view of a panorama)
- Synonyms: vista, colpo d'occhio
- uno scorcio sul mare ― a view of the sea
- l'ho visto di scorcio ― I caught a glimpse of it
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editscorcio
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- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ortʃo
- Rhymes:Italian/ortʃo/2 syllables
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- Italian countable nouns
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