brasilio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin brasilium.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /braˈzi.ljo/
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Hyphenation: bra‧sì‧lio

Noun[edit]

brasilio m (uncountable) (historical)

  1. a type of red-tinted leather used in the Middle Ages to bind manuscripts
    Hypernym: cuoio

Further reading[edit]

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