scuto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scūtum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsku.to/
Rhymes: -uto
Hyphenation: scù‧to

Noun

scuto m (plural scuti)

(zoology) Alternative form of scudo

Further reading

scuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

scūtō

dative/ablative singular of scūtum

References

scuto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scūtum (“shield”).

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈʃkuːtə]

Noun

scuto m (plural scute)

shield
scudo (historical coin worth five liras)

References

Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “scuto”, in Schedario Napoletano

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