scifo

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Italian

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uno scifo corinzio – a Corinthian scyphus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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scifo m (plural scifi)

  1. (archaeology) scyphus (Ancient Greek drinking cup)
    Synonym: skyphos
  2. (lichenology) scyphus (cup-shaped stem or podetium)
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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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