femminuccia

Italian

Alternative forms

femminuzza (archaic)

Etymology

From femmina (“female”) +‎ -uccia (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fem.miˈnut.t͡ʃa/
Rhymes: -uttʃa
Hyphenation: fem‧mi‧nùc‧cia

Noun

femminuccia f (plural femminucce)

Diminutive of femmina: little girl, female baby (particularly as opposed to a boy)
Synonyms: bambina, bimba, (dated) fanciulla

Antonym: maschietto
(informal, offensive) a weak, cowardly man: a pussy
Synonyms: donnicciola, femminella

Further reading

femminuccia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
femminuccia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
femminuccia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
femminuccia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
femminùccia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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