granchio

== Italian == === Etymology === From *cranclu(m), accusative singular of Vulgar Latin *cranclus, by metathesis and syncope from a Late Latin *cancrulus (compare attested Medieval Latin cancrulus), a diminutive of Latin cancer (“crab”). The Latin derives from Proto-Italic *kankros, dissimilation of *karkros (“enclosure”) (because the pincers of a crab form a circle), from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). See also the doublet cancro (“cancer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡran.kjo/ Rhymes: -ankjo Hyphenation: gràn‧chio === Noun === granchio m (plural granchi) crab (animal) (figurative) mistake Synonym: errore ==== Derived terms ==== aggranchiare prendere un granchio (“to misunderstand”) sgranchire ==== Related terms ==== cancro Cancro === Further reading === granchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana granchio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa