guercio

== Italian == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin. Probably Old High German dwerah, twerh (“crooked”), whence German quer (“crosswise”), Zwerchfell (“diaphragm”). Compare with Spanish guercho and Catalan guerxo, Ladin guersch, viersch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛr.t͡ʃo/ Rhymes: -ɛrtʃo Hyphenation: guèr‧cio === Adjective === guercio (feminine guercia, masculine plural guerci, feminine plural guerce) cross-eyed Synonym: strabico one-eyed (blind in one eye) === Noun === guercio m (plural guerci, feminine guercia) a cross-eyed person; squinter Synonym: strabico a one-eyed person ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: guirriu ? === Further reading === guercio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana