ciuco

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃu.ko/
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Hyphenation: ciù‧co

Etymology 1

From Latin cicur.

Noun

ciuco m (plural ciuchi, feminine ciuca)

  1. ass (animal, or foolish person)
  2. fool

Etymology 2

Compare the form cicco and Corsican chjucu.

Adjective

ciuco (feminine ciuca, masculine plural ciuchi, feminine plural ciuche)

  1. (central Italy, dialectal) small

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 39: “piccolo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

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