cacume

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cacūmen (“peak”, “top”), variant of acūmen (“sharpened point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈku.me/
• Rhymes: -ume
• Hyphenation: ca‧cù‧me

Noun

cacume m (plural cacumi)

1. (dated, literary) top, summit

   Synonyms: apice, cima, culmine, sommità, vetta

   Antonyms: base, fondo, (obsolete) imo

Derived terms

• cacuminale