asterisco

Etymology

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -isko

Noun

asterisco m (plural asterischi)

1. asterisk

Anagrams

• citassero, corteassi, crossiate, esorcista, rosicaste, scoratesi, scortesia, scosterai

Etymology

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˌɐʃ.tɨ.ˈɾiʃ.ku]
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [ˌas.te.ˈɾis.kʊ]
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌas.te.ˈɾis.ko]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [ˌaʃ.te.ˈɾiʃ.kʊ]
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌas.te.ˈɾis.ku]

Noun

asterisco m (plural asteriscos)

1. asterisk (symbol used to highlight words or sentences)

Etymology

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), used in manuscripts to mark passages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asteˈɾisko/, [ast̪eˈɾisko]

Noun

asterisco m (plural asteriscos)

1. asterisk

Further reading

• “asterisco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.