picco

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpik.ko/ Rhymes: -ikko Hyphenation: pìc‧co === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *piccus. The slang sense is a semantic loan from English peak. ==== Noun ==== picco m (plural picchi) (geography) peak, summit Synonyms: cima, vetta spike, peak (of a graph) (figurative) peak, high Synonym: apice spur a diagonal beam on which a sail is attached, called gaff in English, or see also nautical peak (Internet slang) peak ===== Derived terms ===== a picco picco del petrolio ==== Adjective ==== picco (invariable) (Internet slang) peak === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== picco first-person singular present indicative of piccare first-person singular present indicative of piccarsi