cacchio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *caclus, *catlus, contraction of Latin catulus (young puppy or kitten).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: càc‧chio

Noun[edit]

cacchio m (plural cacchi)

  1. a non-fruit-bearing tendril (germoglio infruttifero)

Etymology 2[edit]

Taboo deformation of cazzo.

Interjection[edit]

cacchio

  1. (minced oath) frick!; darn!

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