solletico

See also: solleticò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /solˈle.ti.ko/, /solˈlɛ.ti.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -etiko, -ɛtiko
  • Hyphenation: sol‧lé‧ti‧co, sol‧lè‧ti‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from solleticare +‎ -o.

Noun

solletico m (plural solletichi)

  1. tickling, tingling
  2. itch (teasing desire)
    il solletico dell'ambizione ― the itch of ambition
  3. small effect; nothing; used to indicate that a given action, words, etc. does not affect the speaker
    le tue minacce mi fanno il solletico
    your threats don't scare me
    (literally, “have little effect on me”)

Verb

solletico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of solleticare

References
  1. solletico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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