ciuccio

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See also: ciucciò

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃut.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -uttʃo
  • Hyphenation: ciùc‧cio

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from ciucciare (“to suck”) +‎ -o.

Noun[edit]

ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

  1. dummy (for a baby), pacifier
    Synonyms: ciucciotto, ciuccietta
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Neapolitan ciuccio. Ultimately a variant of ciuco (“donkey”).

Noun[edit]

ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

  1. (southern Italy) donkey
    Synonyms: ciuco, asino
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Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

ciuccio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ciucciare

Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Expressive/imitative origin, or possibly from Spanish chucho (“mutt, bastard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃutt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun[edit]

ciuccio m

  1. donkey, ass
  2. fool, idiot

Derived terms[edit]

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