English word origin

Etymology of secco

Borrowed from Italian secco (“dry”). Doublet of sec.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A work painted on dry plaster, as distinguished from a fresco.

adj

Dry. · Dry, sparse accompaniment, staccato, without resonance.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Italian secco (“dry”). Doublet of sec.

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Borrowed-form mentionseccoit
Doublet mentionsecen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Section commander, an infantry soldier responsible for about 8 other soldiers.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of section commander + -o.

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