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ghezzo.

dark-skinned (especially said of Moors)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡet.t͡so/
  1. dark-skinned (especially said of Moors)

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”), apparently early enough for the Greek υ to have still been pronounced /ø/ or /e/ yet late enough for the borrowing to escape the Romance palatalisation of velars before front vowels. Compare gheppio < αἰγυπιός (aigupiós). Documented in Italian since 1282. Doublet of egizio.

noun/ˈɡet.t͡so/
  1. a species of crow

    archaic · masculine · regional
  2. a species of porcini-type mushroom

    archaic · masculine · regional
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”), apparently early enough for the Greek υ to have still been pronounced /ø/ or /e/ yet late enough for the borrowing to escape the Romance palatalisation of velars before front vowels. Compare gheppio < αἰγυπιός (aigupiós). Documented in Italian since 1282. Doublet of egizio.

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