-ucchio

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin -ūculus (syncopated to a Vulgar Latin form *-uclus), enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuk.kjo/
• Rhymes: -ukkjo
• Hyphenation: -ùc‧chio

Suffix

-ucchio m (plural -ucchi)

1. (rare) used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation

Derived terms

• -ucchiare

See also

• -uccio

Anagrams

• cuochi