mistico
See also: místico
English
Noun
mistico (plural misticos or misticoes)
- mistic (type of sailing vessel)
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmis.ti.ko/
- Rhymes: -istiko
- Hyphenation: mì‧sti‧co
Etymology 1
From Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós).
Adjective
mistico (feminine mistica, masculine plural mistici, feminine plural mistiche)
Derived terms
Noun
mistico m (plural mistici, feminine mistica)
Etymology 2
Unknown. Compare Catalan místic, English mistic, French mistique, and Spanish místico, which appear to be cognate but do not all refer to the same kind of ship.
Noun
mistico m (plural mistichi)
- (historical) a small three-masted ship of the eastern Mediterranean.
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: مستقو (mistiko)
Further reading
- mistico1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- mistico2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana