ranocchia

Italian

Alternative forms

• ranocchio
• granocchio, granocchia

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, a diminutive from Latin rāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈnɔk.kja/
• Rhymes: -ɔkkja
• Hyphenation: ra‧nòc‧chia

Noun

ranocchia f (plural ranocchie) (Tuscan, central Italian)

1. frog

   Synonym: rana

References

• ranocchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*ranŭcŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 60

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