aspide
See also: áspide
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”). Doublet of aspe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aspide m (plural aspidi)
- vernacular name of various venomous ophidians
- Synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp
- (figurative) a malicious or malevolent person
- a kind of cannon similar to a culverin
Further reading
[edit]- aspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]aspide
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French aspide, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”). Doublet of aspe (“asp”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aspide (plural aspides)
- asp (snake)
References
[edit]- “aspide, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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