scoglio.
cliff, rock (in the sea); a reef
Meaning & usage
cliff, rock (in the sea); a reef
difficulty, stumbling block
bug (in a program)
Where this word comes from
Possibly borrowed from a Gallo-Italic descendant of Vulgar Latin *scoculum, from Classical Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek. Cognate with French écueil.
alternative form of scoglia
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin spolium (“stripped-off animal skin or hide”), with influence from scaglia (“scale”) or scorza (“rind”).
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