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noun, masculine

asterisco

/asteˈɾisko/

noun, masculine/asteˈɾisko/plural: asteriscos

asterisk; anus

Learned borrowing from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), used in manuscripts to mark passages.