See also: Zecca

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zek.ka/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sek.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ekka
  • Hyphenation: zéc‧ca

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, die for coining, coin).

Noun edit

zecca f (plural zecche)

  1. mint (factory for producing coinage)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Lombardic zekka. Compare German Zecke, Dutch teek, English tick, Sicilian zicca,.

Noun edit

zecca f (plural zecche)

  1. tick

References edit

  1. ^ zecca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)