cuiusso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cuius, genitive of quī (“who, that, which”, relative pronoun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈjus.so/
  • Rhymes: -usso
  • Hyphenation: cu‧iùs‧so

Noun

cuiusso m (plural cuiussi)

  1. (obsolete) an excessively pedantic word or phrase, especially a Latinism

Further reading
  • cuiusso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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