sciuocco

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin floccus (“tuft”).

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈʃwokkə]

Noun

sciuocco m (plural sciuocche)

1. tuft
2. flake

Related terms

• scioccare

References

• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “sciuocco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano