valico

See also: valicò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.li.ko/
• Rhymes: -aliko
• Hyphenation: và‧li‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from valicare +‎ -o.

Alternative forms

• valco (archaic, poetic)

Noun

valico m (plural valichi)

1. pass (through mountains etc.)
2. mountain pass
3. (by extension) point in which a border can be crossed (by car etc.)

See also

• passo di montagna
• passaggio
• varco

Etymology 2

Probably from the noun above.

Noun

valico m (plural valichi)

1. (historical) a kind of spinning machine
2. a section of some spinning machines, on which spindles are set

Derived terms

• valicaio

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valico

1. first-person singular present indicative of valicare

Further reading

• valico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• valico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• valico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• vàlico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• vàlico¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• vàlico² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cavoli, colavi, lavico, locavi, vocali