posticcio

Italian

Etymology

From Old Italian apposticcio, from Late Latin appositīcius, from Latin appōnere. By surface analysis, posto (“put, placed”, past participle of porre (“to put, place”)) +‎ -iccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈstit.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ittʃo
• Hyphenation: po‧stìc‧cio

Adjective

posticcio (feminine posticcia, masculine plural posticci, feminine plural posticce)

1. added, where there originally was not
   1. fake, artificial

      Synonyms: finto, artificiale

      barba posticcia ― fake beard

   2. (by extension) easy to remove, temporary

      Synonyms: temporaneo, rimovibile

      parete posticcia ― temporary wall

   3. fake, invented

      Synonyms: falso, inventato, immaginario

      nomi posticci ― fake names

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      vita posticcia ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• posticciamente

Noun

posticcio m (plural posticci)

1. hairpiece, wig, toupe
2. plantation (of trees, in rows)

Descendants

• → French: postiche
  • → English: postiche

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• psicotico