spicchio

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspik.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -ikkjo
  • Hyphenation: spìc‧chio

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *spiclu(m), contracted form of Latin spīculum, diminutive of spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“ear of grain”). Doublet of spigolo.

Noun

spicchio m (plural spicchi)

  1. segment (of a citrus fruit)
  2. clove (bulb of garlic)
    Synonym: bulbillo
  3. (by extension) wedge (wedge-shaped piece of food)
  4. (by extension) any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects:
    1. slice (of cake)
    2. crescent (of moon)
  5. (heraldry) any arm or point of a cross; any ray of a star
Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spicchio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of spicchiare

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