guercio

See also: Guercio

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin. Probably Old High German dwerah, twerh (“crooked”), whence German quer (“crosswise”), Zwerchfell (“diaphragm”). Compare with Spanish guercho and Catalan guerxo, Ladin guersch, viersch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛr.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrtʃo
  • Hyphenation: guèr‧cio

Adjective

guercio (feminine guercia, masculine plural guerci, feminine plural guerce)

  1. cross-eyed
    Synonym: strabico
  2. one-eyed (blind in one eye)

Noun

guercio m (plural guerci, feminine guercia)

  1. a cross-eyed person; squinter
    Synonym: strabico
  2. a one-eyed person

Further reading

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