guercio

See also: Guercio

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin. Probably Old High German dwerah, twerh (“crooked”) (continued in German überzwerch (“across”), Zwerchfell (“diaphram”)). Compare with Spanish guercho and Catalan guerxo, Ladin guersch, viersch.

Adjective

guercio (feminine singular guercia, masculine plural guerci, feminine plural guerce)

  1. cross-eyed
  2. one-eyed (blind in one eye)

Noun

guercio m (plural guerci, feminine guercia)

  1. A cross-eyed person; squinter
  2. A one-eyed person
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