cocuzza

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin cucutia (found in Pliny), from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of zucca and cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /koˈkut.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -uttsa
  • Hyphenation: co‧cùz‧za

Noun[edit]

cocuzza f (plural cocuzze)

  1. marrow, gourd
  2. (humorous) head
  3. (figurative, in the plural) money

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Interjection[edit]

cocuzza

  1. amazing!, marvelous!