posticcio

Meaning

Adj

1. added, where there originally was not
2. (broadly) added, where there originally was not
3. added, where there originally was not

Noun

1. (masculine) hairpiece, wig, toupe
2. (masculine) plantation (of trees, in rows)

Concepts

artificial

false

postiche

hairpiece

impermanent

ersatz

prosthetic

sham

temporary

false hair

Synonyms

finto

artificiale

straordinario

temporaneo

avventizio

effimero

interinale

irreale

momentaneo

mutevole

occasionale

🎲

precario

provvisorio

toupet

transitorio

artefatte

breve

efimero

falso

Translations

postizo

falsch

sahte

artificial

artificiel

onecht

unecht

postiche

ψευδής

πλαστός

artificial

postís

κίβδηλος

νόθος

Hyphenated as

po‧stìc‧cio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/posˈtit.t͡ʃo/

Etymology

From Old Italian apposticcio, from Late Latin appositīcius, from Latin appōnere. By surface analysis, posto (“put, placed”, past participle of porre (“to put, place”)) + -iccio.