-ucchio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Latin -ūculus (syncopated to a Vulgar Latin form *-uclus), enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucolo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈuk.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -ukkjo
  • Hyphenation: -ùc‧chio

Suffix[edit]

-ucchio m (plural -ucchi)

  1. (rare) used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation

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