viatico

See also: viático

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin viāticum (“provision for a journey”), from the adjective viāticus (“pertaining to a journey”). Doublet of viaggio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /viˈa.ti.ko/, [ˈvjäːt̪iko]
  • Rhymes: -atiko
  • Stress: viàtico
  • Hyphenation: via‧ti‧co

Noun

viatico m (plural viatici)

  1. The communion administered as part of the last rites
  2. comfort or reassurance before an undertaking
  3. (idiomatic) stepping stone

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

viāticō

  1. dative singular of viāticum
  2. ablative singular of viāticum
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