Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Byzantine Greek κουκουβάγια (koukoubágia).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kok.koˈved.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -eddʒa
  • Hyphenation: coc‧co‧vég‧gia

Noun edit

coccoveggia f (plural coccovegge)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of civetta (little owl)

Further reading edit

  • coccoveggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana