Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spanˈnɔk.kja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkkja
  • Hyphenation: span‧nòc‧chia

Etymology 1

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Regional variant of pannocchia (corncob).

Noun

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spannocchia f (plural spannocchie)

  1. (regional) Alternative form of pannocchia (corncob)
  2. (regional) Synonym of spannocchio (striped prawn)

Further reading

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  • spannocchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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spannocchia

  1. inflection of spannocchiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative