cerusico

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin chīrurgicus (surgical, adjective), from Ancient Greek χειρουργικός (kheirourgikós). Doublet of chirurgico.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈru.zi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -uziko
  • Hyphenation: ce‧rù‧si‧co

Noun[edit]

cerusico m (plural cerusici or cerusichi)

  1. (obsolete) barber surgeon, surgeon
  2. (by extension) incompetent surgeon, butcher

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Further reading[edit]

  • cerusico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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