ptarmico

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ptarmicus, from Ancient Greek πταρμικός (ptarmikós), derived from πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈptar.mi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -armiko
  • Hyphenation: ptàr‧mi‧co

Adjective

ptarmico (feminine ptarmica, masculine plural ptarmici, feminine plural ptarmiche)

  1. (medicine, dated) ptarmic (that causes sneezes)
    Synonym: starnutatorio

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