rischio
See also: rischiò
Italian
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈris.kjo/
- Rhymes: -iskjo
- Hyphenation: rì‧schio
Etymology 1
From Old Italian risco, possibly from Vulgar Latin *resecum or deverbal from resecare, via risicare and later riscare, rischiare, both from Latin resecō (“to cut off”).
Noun
rischio m (plural rischi)
- risk, chance, hazard, peril, danger
- essere a rischio ― to be at risk, in danger
- correre il rischio ― to take the risk
- threat, jeopardy
- mettere a rischio ― to threaten, jeopardize
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Etymology 2
Verb
rischio
- first-person singular present indicative of rischiare