cipiglio

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from vulgar forms like *sorcipiglio, *sorpiciglio, from Latin supercilium (“frown”).[1] Compare sopracciglio (“eyebrow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈpiʎ.ʎo/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎo
  • Hyphenation: ci‧pì‧glio

Noun

cipiglio m (plural cipigli)

  1. frown, scowl

Derived terms

References
  1. cipiglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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