cieco

Italian

Etymology

From Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *káykos (“one-eyed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ko/, [ˈt͡ʃeːko]
Stress: ciéco
Rhymes: -eko
Homophone: ceco
Hyphenation: cie‧co

Adjective

cieco (feminine singular cieca, masculine plural ciechi, feminine plural cieche)

blind

Synonyms

cecato
orbo (also figuratively)

Noun

cieco m (plural ciechi, feminine cieca) (feminine plural cieche)

blind person.

Derived terms

Related terms

cecare, ciecare (“to blind”)

Anagrams

cecio

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