cerchio

See also: cerchiò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃer.kjo/
• Rhymes: -erkjo
• Hyphenation: cér‧chio

Etymology 1

From Latin circulus, which is derived from circus. Cognate to the borrowed doublet circolo.

Noun

cerchio m (plural cerchi)

1. circle
2. hoop of a barrel

Related terms

• accerchiare
• cerchiatura
• circolo
• circo
• mezzocerchio
• semicerchio

Descendants

• → Aromanian: tserclju, tserchiu, tserkiu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cerchio

1. first-person singular present indicative of cerchiare

Anagrams

• orecchi