liscio

• IPA^(key): /ˈliʃ.ʃo/
• Rhymes: -iʃʃo
• Hyphenation: lì‧scio

Possibly from Provençal lis, liso, from French lisse, from Old High German lise (Modern German leise), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *liseus or *lisius, perhaps from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós).

Compare Portuguese and Spanish liso, Catalan llis, Sicilian lisciu, Friulian and Lombard lis, Romansch glisch.

liscio (feminine liscia, masculine plural lisci, feminine plural lisce)

1. smooth, sleek, polished

   Synonyms: calmo, levigato, lucidato, piatto, piano

2. (figurative) simple

   Synonym: semplice

3. neat, straight (of an alcoholic beverage)

liscio

1. smoothly

   Synonyms: facilmente, lisciamente, tranquillamente

liscio m (plural lisci)

1. ballroom dancing
2. country music

• ballo liscio

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

liscio

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisciare

• liscio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• liscio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• liscio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• liscio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• liscio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

• olisci, scioli