Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin salsīcius.

Pronunciation

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [saˈt͡ʃitt͡ʃ(ə)]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [sau̯ˈt͡sitt͡s]

Noun

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saciccio m (plural sacicce)

  1. sausage
  2. (figuratively) penis

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 999: “la salsiccia” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “saciccio-a”, in Schedario Napoletano