chicco
See also: Chicco
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ciccus, from Ancient Greek κικκος (kikkos), a variant of κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel, seed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chicco m (plural chicchi)
- edible seed, bean, grain, etc. from a plant
- chicco di caffè ― coffee bean
- chicco di riso ― grain of rice
- small round object
- chicco di grandine ― hailstone (literally, “small sphere of hail”)
- bead (of the Rosary)