See also: zoccolò

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian zoccolo. Doublet of socle.

Noun edit

zoccolo (plural zoccolos or zoccoli)

  1. (architecture) A plinth.
  2. (historical) A kind of ancient clog, consisting of a thick wooden sole and leather strap.

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (sock, slipper). Compare Spanish zócalo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɔk.ko.lo/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sɔk.ko.lo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔkkolo
  • Hyphenation: zòc‧co‧lo
  • (file)

Noun edit

zoccolo m (plural zoccoli)

  1. hoof (of an animal)
  2. clog (type of shoe with wooden sole)
  3. (architecture) plinth
  4. die
  5. base
    zoccolo di armadiobase of an item of furniture

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Catalan: sòcol
  • English: zoccolo
  • French: socle (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: sòcol
  • Russian: цоколь (cokolʹ)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ zoccolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

  • zoccolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana