FromItalianmischio(literally“mixed, speckled, mottled”).

mischio (uncountable)

1. Acolorful variety ofmarble(metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.skjo/
• Rhymes:-iskjo
• Hyphenation:mì‧schio

Deverbal frommischiare(“to mix”) +‎-o. In the sense of “marble”, properly a denominal use of the adjective.

mischio (femininemischia,masculine pluralmischi,feminine pluralmischie)

1. (uncommon)mixed

   Synonyms:mescolato,mischiato

2. (uncommon)speckled,dappled,mottled

   Synonym:screziato

mischio m (pluralmischi)

1. mixture,medley,hodgepodge

   Synonyms:mescolanza,miscuglio

2. a type ofspeckledmarble

   Hypernym:marmo

• mischio in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

mischio

1. first-personsingularpresentindicative ofmischiare

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