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uccio
Italian
Etymology
it :inh la-lat:-uc(c)ulus<ety:inh<la:-culus>>
From it la-vul -uc(c)ulus, la -(uc)cula, from la -(uc)culum, from the Latin diminutive suffix la -culus (feminine la -cula, neuter la -culum).-uccio Compare also scn -uzzu, ro -uț.
Pronunciation
-ùccio
Suffix
m + + +it pejorative suffixes
used to form diminutive melioratives
it -ino -cino ; -ello -cello ; -etto ; -uzzo<q:primarily Sicilian>
it amore<t:love> amoruccio<t:darling><lit:little loved one>
diminutive suffix with patronizing or pejorative connotations when attached to specific words
it medico<t:doctor> medicuccio<t:quack>
it femmina<t:female> femminuccia<t:cowardly person> -uccia
Derived terms
it
Related terms
it -uzzo//-uzza
References
Anagrams
it cciou ciuco cucio cuoci