aruspicino

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin haruspicīnus, derived from haruspex (“one who practices divination by inspecting entrails”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ru.spiˈt͡ʃi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: a‧ru‧spi‧cì‧no

Adjective

aruspicino (feminine aruspicina, masculine plural aruspicini, feminine plural aruspicine)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) of or pertaining to a haruspex
    Synonym: (rare) aruspicale

References
  • aruspicino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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