asterisco

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”).

• Rhymes: -isko

asterisco m (plural asterischi)

1. asterisk

• citassero, corteassi, crossiate, esorcista, rosicaste, scoratesi, scortesia, scosterai

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”)

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˌɐʃ.tɨ.ˈɾiʃ.ku]
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [ˌas.te.ˈɾis.kʊ]
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌas.te.ˈɾis.ko]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [ˌaʃ.te.ˈɾiʃ.kʊ]
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌas.te.ˈɾis.ku]

asterisco m (plural asteriscos)

1. asterisk (symbol used to highlight words or sentences)

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), used in manuscripts to mark passages.

• IPA^(key): /asteˈɾisko/, [ast̪eˈɾisko]
• Rhymes: -isko
• Hyphenation: as‧te‧ris‧co

asterisco m (plural asteriscos)

1. asterisk

• “asterisco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.