mosaico

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈzaj.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ajko
  • Hyphenation: mo‧sài‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses, (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Noun

mosaico m (plural mosaici)

  1. mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle
  2. mixture (of disparate things)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaici, feminine plural mosaiche)

  1. Mosaic

References

  1. mosaico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈzaj.ku/ [moˈzaɪ̯.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈzaj.ko/ [moˈzaɪ̯.ko]

  • Hyphenation: mo‧sai‧co

Etymology 1

From Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses, (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

mosaico

Noun

mosaico m (plural mosaicos)

  1. (art) mosaic

Etymology 2

From French mosaïque.

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaicos, feminine plural mosaicas, not comparable)

  1. Mosaic

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈsaiko/ [moˈsai̯.ko]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aiko
  • Syllabification: mo‧sai‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses, (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaicos, feminine plural mosaicas)

  1. (art) mosaic

Noun

mosaico m (plural mosaicos)

  1. mosaic

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaicos, feminine plural mosaicas)

  1. Mosaic (related to Moses)

Further reading

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