scuto

scuto

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin scūtum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsku.to/
    • Rhymes: -uto
    • Hyphenation: scù‧to

    Noun

    scuto m (plural scuti)

    1. (zoology) alternative form of scudo

    Further reading

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

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    scūtō

    1. dative/ablative singular of scūtum

    References

    Neapolitan

    Etymology

    Inherited from Latin scūtum (shield).

    Pronunciation

    • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈʃkuːtə]

    Noun

    scuto m (plural scute)

    1. shield
    2. scudo (historical coin worth five liras)

    References

    • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “scuto”, in Schedario Napoletano