bùcculu

Sicilian

Etymology

Compare Italian boccolo.

Noun

bùcculu m (plural bùcculi)

1. curl (of hair), (hairdressing) ringlet

   Synonym: gnòcculu

2. small tuft of wool

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “bùcculu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 572