Masculine

ordigno

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a complex device; contraption
  2. (masculine) an explosive device, a bomb
  3. (dialectal, masculine) tool
  4. (figuratively, masculine, obsolete) composition, makeup, structure

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
or‧dì‧gno
Pronounced as (IPA)
/orˈdiɲ.ɲo/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ōrdinium, from Latin ōrdō (“order”). Compare Portuguese ordenhar and Spanish ordeñar, which took on specialized senses.

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