extispicio

== Italian == === Alternative forms === estispicio === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin extispicium, derived from extum (“bowel, entrail”) + the root of speciō (“to look at, observe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eks.tisˈpi.t͡ʃo/ Rhymes: -itʃo Hyphenation: ex‧ti‧spì‧cio === Noun === extispicio m (plural extispici) (historical) (uncountable) the act of inspecting of a sacrificial victim's entrails (especially the liver) in order to verify their purity an instance of such inspection === Further reading === extispicio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Noun === extispiciō dative/ablative singular of extispicium