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secco

dry

adjective SEHK-koh Rare

Origin: Latin siccus, 'dry.'

Also means

thin

Usage Note

Secco has a wide range: tempo secco (dry weather), pane secco (stale/dry bread), and una persona secca (a bony, thin person). Colloquially restare secco means 'to drop dead suddenly'. Feminine secca, plural secchi/secche.

Examples

"L'aria è molto secca in inverno."

Natural Translation

The air is very dry in winter.

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