ciuccio
See also: ciucciò
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from ciucciare (“to suck”) + -o.
Noun edit
ciuccio m (plural ciucci)
- dummy (for a baby), pacifier
- Synonyms: ciucciotto, ciuccietta
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Neapolitan ciuccio. Ultimately a variant of ciuco (“donkey”).
Noun edit
ciuccio m (plural ciucci)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
ciuccio
Neapolitan edit
Etymology edit
Expressive/imitative origin, or possibly from Spanish chucho (“mutt, bastard”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ciuccio m