zucca

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin cucutia (via metathesis and apheresis), from Latin cucurbita (“gourd”). Doublet of cocuzza and cucurbita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zuk.ka/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡suk.ka/
• Rhymes: -ukka
• Hyphenation: zùc‧ca

Noun

zucca f (plural zucche, diminutive zucchétta or zucchettìna or zucchétto m or zucchettìno m or zucchìna or zucchìno m, augmentative zuccóna or zuccóne m, pejorative zuccàccia (“pumpkin, squash, head”))

1. pumpkin
2. marrow (vegetable)
3. squash (plant)
4. (humorous) head

   Synonym: testa

Derived terms

• inzuccare
• zuccaia
• zuccata
• zucchetto
• zucchina
• zuccone

 

Related terms

• cocuzza

Further reading

• zucca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• zucca on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it