cinquecento
pronunciation
How to pronounce cinquecento in British English:
UK [tʃɪŋkwɪ'tʃentəʊ]
How to pronounce cinquecento in American English:
US [tʃɪŋkwɪ'tʃentoʊ]
Word Origin
- cinquecento (n.)
- "sixteenth century" (in Italian art and literature), from Italian cinquecento, short for mil cinquecento "one thousand five hundred." See cinque + cent.
Example
- 1. The architect corinto corinti built a large central staircase and big cinquecento portals .