crocigero

Italian

Etymology

From croce (“cross”) +‎ -gero (“-bearer, -bearing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroˈt͡ʃi.d͡ʒe.ro/
• Rhymes: -idʒero
• Hyphenation: cro‧cì‧ge‧ro

Adjective

crocigero (feminine crocigera, masculine plural crocigeri, feminine plural crocigere)

1. (literary, rare) cross-bearing

Noun

crocigero m (plural crocigeri)

1. used to define a member of one of several religious orders
2. (in the plural) name of one of several religious orders

Further reading

• crocigero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana