vecco

Italian

Etymology

ve[di] (“look!”, 2nd-person singular imperative of vedere) +‎ ecco (“here is...; there is...”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛk.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkko
  • Hyphenation: vèc‧co

Adverb

vecco (Tuscan, archaic)

  1. used to call someone's attention to one or more suddenly appearing or happening beings or things; here is..., there is...
  2. used to call someone's attention to beings or things; here is..., there is...
    • late 14th century, chapter XXXIII, in Storia di fra Michele minorita‎, page 53; published in Scelta di curiosità letterarie inedite o rare dal secolo XIII al XIX, volume 50, Bologna: Gaetano Romagnoli, 1864:
      Appressandosi al capannuccio, il grido v’era grande, e diceagli: vecco il capannuccio!
      As he got closer to the shack, there was great clamor, telling him: "Here is the shack!"

References
  • Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “vecco”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 21, page 692
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