sciuocco

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin floccus (“tuft”).

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈʃwokkə]

Noun

sciuocco m (plural sciuocche)

tuft
flake

Related terms

scioccare

References

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

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