cioccia
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃot.t͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ottʃa
- Hyphenation: cióc‧cia
Etymology 1
Deverbal from ciocciare (“to suck”) + -a, of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
cioccia f (plural ciocce)
- (regional) teat, udder
- Synonyms: mammella, (Tuscany) poccia, poppa
Derived terms
- poccia
Further reading
- cioccia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cioccia
- inflection of ciocciare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- cocciai