"bilico" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbi.li.ko/ Forms: bilici [plural], bilichi [archaic, plural, uncommon]
Rhymes: -iliko Etymology: Deverbal from bilicare (“to balance”) + -o, itself inherited from Vulgar Latin *umbilicāre, derived from Latin umbilicus. Etymology templates: {{it-deverbal|bilicare|t=to balance}} Deverbal from bilicare (“to balance”) + -o, {{inh|it|la-vul|*umbilicāre}} Vulgar Latin *umbilicāre, {{der|it|la|umbilicus}} Latin umbilicus Head templates: {{it-noun|m|+,bilichi<qq:uncommon or archaic>}} bilico m (plural bilici or bilichi (uncommon or archaic))
  1. balance, equilibrium (often unsteady) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bilico-it-noun-VOlkEKBa
  2. (informal) articulated lorry, semi-trailer truck. Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-bilico-it-noun-lhwkmpUT Categories (other): Italian deverbals, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with multiple plurals, Italian terms suffixed with -o (deverbal), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian deverbals: 4 96 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 15 85 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -o (deverbal): 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ombelico

Inflected forms

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    },
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