What does picco in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word picco in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use picco in Italian.

The word picco in Italian means peak, summit, peak, climax, pick, pickax, plummet, collapse, drop, fall, go south in something, go down in something, fail in something, sink, sink, sink, go under, plummet, sink, scupper, roasting hot, boiling hot, blazing hot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word picco

peak, summit

sostantivo maschile (vetta, cima)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il picco del monte non è raggiungibile a piedi.
The mountain peak (or: summit) cannot be reached on foot.

peak, climax

sostantivo maschile (figurato (punto massimo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il picco delle vendite è avvenuto ad aprile.
The sales peak was reached in April.

pick, pickax

sostantivo maschile (arnese da lavoro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il picco può anche essere usato come arma.
A pickax can also be used as a weapon.

plummet, collapse, drop, fall

locuzione avverbiale (crollo, caduta)

Il prezzo dell'olio è andato a picco.
The price of oil plummeted.

go south in something, go down in something, fail in something

locuzione avverbiale (in caduta, anche figurato)

sink

sink

sink, go under, plummet

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

sink, scupper

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

roasting hot, boiling hot, blazing hot

(colloquial, weather)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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