ciuco

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃu.ko/
• Rhymes: -uko
• Hyphenation: ciù‧co

Etymology 1

From Latin cicur.

Noun

ciuco m (plural ciuchi, feminine ciuca)

1. ass (animal, or foolish person)
2. fool

Etymology 2

Compare the form cicco and Corsican chjucu.

Adjective

ciuco (feminine ciuca, masculine plural ciuchi, feminine plural ciuche)

1. (central Italy, dialectal) small

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 39: “piccolo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Anagrams

• -uccio, cucio, cuoci, uccio