escrezione

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin excrētiōnem (sifting, noun), derived from Classical Latin excernō (to sift out, to separate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /es.kretˈt͡sjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: e‧scre‧zió‧ne

Noun

escrezione f (plural escrezioni)

  1. (physiology) excretion (process of removing from the body)
  2. excretion (something being excreted)
    Synonym: escreto

Further reading

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

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