capoccia

capoccia

Italian

Etymology 1

Either from:

• capo (“head”), or
• Late Latin caputium, from Latin caput (“head”).[1]

Alternative forms

• capoccio (vernacular)

Noun

capoccia m (invariable)

1. head of the family

   Synonym: capofamiglia

2. overseer of labourers

   Synonym: caposquadra

3. (colloquial) boss

Etymology 2

capo (“head”) +‎ -ccia

Noun

capoccia f (plural capocce)

1. Regional variant of capo (“head”)

   Synonym: testa

References

1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “capoccia”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati