anziché

See also: anziche and anzichè

Italian

Etymology

From anzi +‎ che.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /an.t͡siˈke/*, /ˌan.t͡si.ke/*[2]
  • Rhymes: -e, -antsike
  • Hyphenation: an‧zi‧ché

Conjunction

anziché

  1. rather than
  2. instead (of)

References
  1. Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headword anzi
  2. anziché in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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