gracchia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrak.kja/
• Rhymes: -akkja
• Hyphenation: gràc‧chia

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin root *gracla, syncopated form of Late Latin grācula, feminine form of Classical Latin grāculus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Doublet of grola.

Noun

gracchia f (plural gracchie) (archaic)

1. (literary) Alternative form of gracchio (“jackdaw”)
2. (figurative) chatterbox, windbag

   Synonyms: chiacchierone, ciarlone

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gracchia

1. inflection of gracchiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative