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See also: zoccolò
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian zoccolo. Doublet of socle.
Noun[edit]
zoccolo (plural zoccolos or zoccoli)
- (architecture) A plinth.
- (historical) A kind of ancient clog, consisting of a thick wooden sole and leather strap.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock, slipper”). Compare Spanish zócalo.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɔk.ko.lo/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sɔk.ko.lo/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔkkolo
- Hyphenation: zòc‧co‧lo
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
zoccolo m (plural zoccoli)
- hoof (of an animal)
- clog (type of shoe with wooden sole)
- (architecture) plinth
- die
- base
- zoccolo di armadio ― base of an item of furniture
Derived terms[edit]
- zoccolare
- zoccolatura
- zoccolo di parete (“skirting board”)
- zoccolo di armadio (“base of an item of furniture”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: sòcol
- → English: zoccolo
- → French: socle (see there for further descendants)
- → Occitan: sòcol
- → Russian: цоколь (cokolʹ)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ zoccolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading[edit]
- zoccolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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