ptarmico

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin ptarmicus, from Ancient Greek πταρμικός (ptarmikós), derived from πταρμός (ptarmós, sneeze).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈptar.mi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -armiko
  • Hyphenation: ptàr‧mi‧co

Adjective

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ptarmico (feminine ptarmica, masculine plural ptarmici, feminine plural ptarmiche)

  1. (medicine, dated) ptarmic (that causes sneezes)
    Synonym: starnutatorio

Further reading

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