citto
Italian
Etymology
Possibly a reduced form of *piccitto, related to piccino (“little, small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.to/, [ˈt͡ʃit̪ːo]
- (Tuscan dialect, after a vowel) IPA(key): [ˈʃit̪ːo]
- Rhymes: -itto
- Hyphenation: cìt‧to
Noun
citto n (plural citti, feminine citta)
- (archaic, regional) (young) child
Synonyms
- bambino
- fanciullo