cuiusso

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

cuiusso m (plural cuiussi)

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

Further reading[edit]

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