pennacchio

See also: Pennacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pinnaclum, from Late Latin pinnāculum, from Latin pinna. Diminutive of penne. Doublet of pinnacolo, and also panache.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /penˈnak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: pen‧nàc‧chio

Noun

pennacchio m (plural pennacchi)

  1. plume
  2. (architecture) pendentive

Descendants
  • → Middle French: pennache
    • French: panache
      • → English: panache
      • → Italian: panache
      • → Romanian: panaș
  • → Portuguese: penacho
  • → Spanish: penacho

Further reading
  • pennacchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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