scifo

See also: Scifo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scyphus (“cup”), from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃi.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Hyphenation: scì‧fo

Noun

scifo m (plural scifi)

  1. (archaeology) scyphus (Ancient Greek drinking cup)
    Synonym: skyphos
  2. (lichenology) scyphus (cup-shaped stem or podetium)

Further reading

  • Scifo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • scifo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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