fiocco

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See also: Fiocco and fioccò

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjɔk.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkko
  • Hyphenation: fiòc‧co

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin floccus.[1]

Noun[edit]

fiocco m (plural fiocchi)

  1. bow, ribbon, knot
    Synonyms: annodatura, nastro, nodo
  2. flock, tuft
  3. flake, snowflake
    Synonyms: fiocco di neve, falda
  4. (cooking) flake
    fiocchi di avena ― oat flakes
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

fiocco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fioccare

Etymology 3[edit]

Dutch fok, perhaps via Catalan.[2]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fiocco m (plural fiocchi)

  1. (sailing) jib (triangular staysail set forward of the foremast)
  2. (sailing) drifter (a very light sail used when no wind available)

References[edit]

  1. ^ fiocco1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ fiocco2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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