uocchio

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin oculus.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈwoccə]
• (Castelmezzano) IPA^(key): [ˈuə̆cc]

Noun

uocchio m (plural uocchie)

1. eye

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 101: “un occhio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “uocchio”, in Schedario Napoletano