serico

serico

See also: sérico

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin sericus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ri.ko/
    • Rhymes: -ɛriko
    • Hyphenation: sè‧ri‧co

    Adjective

    serico (feminine serica, masculine plural serici, feminine plural seriche) (literary)

    1. made of silk; silky
      Synonym: di seta
      • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “CCI — Mia ventura et Amor m’avean sí adorno”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 1–2; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
        Mia ventura et Amor m'avean sí adorno / d'un bello aurato et serico trapunto
        My luck and Love had thus adorned me / of a beautiful gold and silk embroidery

    References

    • serico1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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    Latin

    Noun

    sēricō

    1. dative/ablative singular of sēricum
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