fatticcio

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin factīcius. Doublet of feticcio, which was borrowed via French and Portuguese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fatˈtit.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ittʃo
  • Hyphenation: fat‧tìc‧cio

Adjective

fatticcio (feminine fatticcia, masculine plural fatticci, feminine plural fatticce)

  1. (rare) big, bulky, strong, robust (of a person, especially a young man)
    Synonyms: grosso, robusto, tarchiato, atticciato, tozzo, (colloquial) tracagnotto

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