See also: ciucciò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from ciucciare (to suck) +‎ -o.

Noun

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ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

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

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

Noun

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ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ciuccio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ciucciare

Neapolitan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃutt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

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ciuccio m

  1. donkey, ass
  2. fool, idiot

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