turcasso

Italian

Alternative forms

• carcasso (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تَرْكَاش (tarkāš), from Persian ترکش (tarkaš), earlier تیرکش (tirkaš), derived from تیر (tir, “arrow”) + کش (kaš, “container”); modified by influence of turco (“Turkish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turˈkas.so/
• Rhymes: -asso
• Hyphenation: tur‧càs‧so

Noun

turcasso m (plural turcassi)

1. (literary, archery) quiver

   Synonym: faretra

   Coordinate terms: arco, freccia

2. (archaic) a case for tools

Further reading

• turcasso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• turcasso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication