grattachecca
Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + Checca (hypocoristic form of the given name Francesca).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡrat.taˈkek.ka/[1]
- Rhymes: -ekka
- Hyphenation: grat‧ta‧chéc‧ca
Noun
grattachecca f (plural grattachecche)
- (Rome) dessert originatied in Rome, consisting in hand-grated ice flavored with sweet syrup, handed in tall glasses and enjoyed with spoon and straw, usually on the beach. Often compared and confused with the Sicilian granita.
Derived terms
- grattacheccaro
References
- grattachecca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- grattachecca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- grattachecca on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- grattachecca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana