spicchio

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspik.kjo/ Rhymes: -ikkjo Hyphenation: spìc‧chio === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *spiclu(m), contracted form of Latin spīculum, diminutive of spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“ear of grain”). Doublet of spigolo. ==== Noun ==== spicchio m (plural spicchi) segment (of a citrus fruit) clove (bulb of garlic) Synonym: bulbillo (by extension) wedge (wedge-shaped piece of food) (by extension) any wedge-shaped portion of something, especially round objects: slice (of cake) crescent (of moon) (heraldry) any arm or point of a cross; any ray of a star ===== Derived terms ===== spicchiare ==== Further reading ==== spicchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== spicchio first-person singular present indicative of spicchiare === Anagrams === psichico