doccia

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdot.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ottʃa
  • Hyphenation: dóc‧cia

Etymology 1

Probably a back-formation of doccione (conduit, spout), from Latin ductiōnem, from ducere, infinitive of dūcō (lead, guide; draw, pull), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin root *ducea, ultimately from the same root.

Noun

doccia f (plural docce)

  1. shower
    Sei nella doccia?Are you in the shower?
  2. drainpipe
  3. (surgery) plaster cast
Descendants
  • French: douche f (see for further descendants)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

doccia

  1. inflection of docciare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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