cacchio

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *caclus, *catlus, contraction of Latin catulus (“young puppy or kitten”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkak.kjo/
Rhymes: -akkjo
Hyphenation: càc‧chio

Noun edit

cacchio m (plural cacchi)

a non-fruit-bearing tendril (germoglio infruttifero)

Etymology 2 edit

Taboo deformation of cazzo.

Interjection edit

cacchio

(minced oath) frick!; darn!

Anagrams edit

Cocchia, chiocca, choccai, cocchia

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