serico

See also: sérico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sericus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ri.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɛriko
  • Hyphenation: sè‧ri‧co

Adjective

serico (feminine serica, masculine plural serici, feminine plural seriche) (literary)

  1. made of silk; silky
    Synonym: di seta
    • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “CCI — Mia ventura et Amor m’avean sí adorno”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 1–2; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
      Mia ventura et Amor m'avean sí adorno / d'un bello aurato et serico trapunto
      My luck and Love had thus adorned me / of a beautiful gold and silk embroidery

References

  • serico1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

sēricō

  1. dative/ablative singular of sēricum
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