ciuccio

See also: ciucciò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃut.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -uttʃo
  • Hyphenation: ciùc‧cio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ciucciare (“to suck”) +‎ -o.

Noun

ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

  1. dummy (for a baby), pacifier
    Synonyms: ciucciotto, ciuccietta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Neapolitan ciuccio. Ultimately a variant of ciuco (“donkey”).

Noun

ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

  1. (southern Italy) donkey
    Synonyms: ciuco, asino
Derived terms
  • ciucciarello

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ciuccio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ciucciare

Neapolitan

Etymology

Expressive/imitative origin, or possibly from Spanish chucho (“mutt, bastard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃutt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

ciuccio m

  1. donkey, ass
  2. fool, idiot

Derived terms
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