salcigno

Italian

Etymology

From salcio (“willow”) +‎ -igno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲo/
• Rhymes: -iɲɲo
• Hyphenation: sal‧cì‧gno

Adjective

salcigno (feminine salcigna, masculine plural salcigni, feminine plural salcigne)

1. (relational) willow
2. tough
3. (Tuscan, figurative) lean, wiry (of a person)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• scaglino, scalogni