crocigero

Italian

Etymology

From croce (“cross”) +‎ -gero (“-bearer, -bearing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kroˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -idʒero
  • Hyphenation: cro‧cì‧ge‧ro

Adjective

crocigero (feminine crocigera, masculine plural crocigeri, feminine plural crocigere)

  1. (literary, rare) cross-bearing

Noun

crocigero m (plural crocigeri)

  1. used to define a member of one of several religious orders
  2. (in the plural) name of one of several religious orders

Further reading

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