Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *disculceus, from Latin disculceātus, disculciātus, or from a variant of descălța. Compare Aromanian discultsu, Friulian discolç, Venetian descolz, Sardinian iscultzu; compare also Spanish descalzo, Portuguese descalço, Catalan descalç, French déchaux, Italian scalzo, from related roots *discalceus or *excalceus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈkult͡s/