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zucca

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin cucutia (via metathesis and apheresis), from Latin cucurbita (“gourd”). Doublet of cocuzza and cucurbita.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zuk.ka/, (traditional) */ˈt͡suk.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ukka
  • Hyphenation: zùc‧ca

Noun edit

zucca f (plural zucche, diminutive zucchétta or zucchettìna or zucchétto m or zucchettìno m or zucchìna or zucchìno m, augmentative zuccóna or zuccóne m, pejorative zuccàccia)

  1. pumpkin
  2. marrow (vegetable)
  3. squash (plant)
  4. (humorous) head
    Synonym: testa

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References edit

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

Further reading edit

  • zucca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  •   zucca on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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