scifo

See also: Scifo

Italian

uno scifo corinzio – a Corinthian scyphus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scyphus (“cup”), from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skúphos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃi.fo/
Rhymes: -ifo
Hyphenation: scì‧fo

Noun

scifo m (plural scifi)

(archaeology) scyphus (Ancient Greek drinking cup)
Synonym: skyphos
(lichenology) scyphus (cup-shaped stem or podetium)

Related terms

scifozoo

Further reading

Scifo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
scifo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

fisco, sfoci

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