griccio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrit.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ittʃo
• Hyphenation: grìc‧cio

Etymology 1

Perhaps alteration of riccio (“curled”).

Adjective

griccio (feminine griccia, masculine plural gricci, feminine plural gricce)

1. (archaic) curled, wrinkled

   Synonyms: arricciolato, increspato

2. (Tuscany) stingy (unwilling to spend)

   Synonyms: avaro, tirchio

Derived terms

• aggricciare
• gricciolo

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

griccio m (plural gricci)

1. (archaic) whim, caprice

   Synonyms: capriccio, ghiribizzo, (archaic or literary) gricciolo

2. (Tuscany) joke

   Synonym: scherzo

3. (regional) shiver

   Synonyms: brivido, (archaic or literary) gricciolo

4. (regional, in the plural) tickling

   Synonyms: (archaic or literary) gricciolo, solletico

Derived terms

• gricciolo

Further reading

• griccio¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• griccio² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• griccio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication