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spicchio.

segment (of a citrus fruit)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈspik.kjo/
  1. segment (of a citrus fruit)

    masculine
  2. clove (bulb of garlic)

    masculine
  3. wedge (wedge-shaped piece of food)

    broadly · masculine
  4. any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects: slice (of cake)

    broadly · masculine
  5. any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects: crescent (of moon)

    broadly · masculine
  6. any arm or point of a cross; any ray of a star

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈspik.kjo/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of spicchiare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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