cuiusso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cuius, genitive of quī (“who, that, which”, relative pronoun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈjus.so/
• Rhymes: -usso
• Hyphenation: cu‧iùs‧so

Noun

cuiusso m (plural cuiussi)

1. (obsolete) an excessively pedantic word or phrase, especially a Latinism

Further reading

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