ranocchio

Italian

Alternative forms

• ranocchia
• granocchio, granocchia (Tuscan, colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, a diminutive from Latin rāna (“frog”), with a masculine form later becoming more widespread; by surface analysis, rana +‎ -occhio. Compare ranuncolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈnɔk.kjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
• Hyphenation: ra‧nòc‧chio

Noun

ranocchio m (plural ranocchi)

1. a small frog

   Synonym: (rare) ranella f

   Coordinate terms: raganella f, ila f

Derived terms

• ranocchiaia
• ranocchiaio
• ranocchiesco

 

Related terms

• rana
• ranista

 

References

• ranocchio 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