batacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bat(t)uāculum, from Latin bat(t)uere (“beat”). Synonym and doublet of battaglio, which was borrowed via Occitan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈtak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: ba‧tàc‧chio

Noun

batacchio m (plural batacchi)

  1. clapper (of a bell)
  2. knocker (on a door)
  3. (vulgar) dick, cock, prick

Further reading
  • batacchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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