See also: Ciccia

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin īsicia, plural of īsicium (minced meat), from īnsicium < Latin īnsecō (cut up). Compare Spanish chicha.[1]

Alternatively, from a syncope of carniccia.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ittʃa
  • Hyphenation: cìc‧cia

Noun

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ciccia f (plural cicce)

  1. (childish, uncountable) meat, fat (on a person), flab
  2. (term of endearment) cutie, sweetie, babe, darling

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “ciccia”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  • ciccia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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