Italian

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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cacchio m (plural cacchi)

  1. a non-fruit-bearing tendril (germoglio infruttifero)

Etymology 2

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Taboo deformation of cazzo.

Interjection

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cacchio

  1. (minced oath) frick!; darn!

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