picciolo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Late Latin peciolus, variant of petiolus, a diminutive ultimately derived from Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of peziolo.[1]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pitˈt͡ʃɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: pic‧ciò‧lo

Noun[edit]

picciolo m (plural piccioli)

  1. (botany) stalk
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned in etymological dictionaries. Probably from the same origin as Etymology 1? It's conceivable that a diminutive of "foot" could refer to a small token; compare Sanskrit पद (pada, “step, pace; sign, token; part, portion”) for a similar semantic development.

Alternatively, related to piccolo (“small, little”) (listed here as the "normal" synonym)? Or perhaps Spanish pequeño (“small, little”)?”

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

picciolo (feminine picciola, masculine plural piccioli, feminine plural picciole)

  1. (archaic or literary) small
    Synonym: (normal register) piccolo
  2. (figurative, literary) humble

Noun[edit]

picciolo m (plural piccioli)

  1. ancient coin of Florence or Malta, worth little
  2. (Tuscan, by extension) any coin of little value

References[edit]

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