granocchio
Italian
editEtymology
editSee the main entry. Influenced by onomatopoeic terms such as gre gre (“croak”) and gracidare (“to croak”). Compare other descendants of Vulgar Latin *rānucula.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgranocchio m (plural granocchi)
- (colloquial) Tuscan form of ranocchio (“small frog”)
References
edit- granocchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*ranŭcŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 60