sceicco

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ʃeˈik.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ikko
  • Hyphenation: sce‧ìc‧co

Noun

sceicco m (plural sceicchi, feminine sceicca)

  1. sheik
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