culaccino

Italian

FWOTD – 17 December 2017

Etymology

From culaccio +‎ -ino, derived from culo (“bottom”, literally “butt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.latˈt͡ʃi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: cu‧lac‧cì‧no

Noun

culaccino m (plural culaccini)

1. the end of a salami, loaf of bread etc.
   • 2016, Fabio Picchi, Papale Papale: Ricette che salvano l'anima [Papale Papale: Recipes that save your soul]‎^[1], 1st edition, Firenze: Giunti Editore, →ISBN:

     Prendete un culaccino di pane raffermo […]

     Take a bottom of stale bread […]

2. the dregs in a glass, or the remaining part of a substance in a vessel
3. a water ring, a mark left on a surface by the bottom of a wet glass or vessel (of tea, water, etc.)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kulacino

Anagrams

• conculcai, luccicano