schéuggio

Ligurian

Etymology

From Old Ligurian scoio, from Vulgar Latin *scoculum, from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek. Compare Italian scoglio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskødd͡ʒu/

Noun

schéuggio m (plural schéuggi)

a rock in the sea or a skerry

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “scŏpŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 325

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