straccio

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See also: stracciò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrat.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -attʃo
  • Hyphenation: stràc‧cio

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from stracciare (to tear, rip) +‎ -o.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “or from the adjective below?”)

Noun

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straccio m (plural stracci)

  1. rag
    Synonyms: brandello, brano, cencio
    La pioggia ha ridotto questo vestito uno straccio.
    The rain has reduced this dress to a rag.
  2. (regional) mop, duster
    Synonyms: borraccio, canovaccio
    Passo lo straccio per casa quasi ogni giorno.
    I mop my house almost every day.
  3. (figurative) wretch (miserable person)
    Synonyms: miserabile, rudere
  4. (regional, usually in the plural) lasagna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From stracciare +‎ -o (forms participles).

Adjective

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straccio (feminine straccia, masculine plural stracci, feminine plural stracce)

  1. shredded, torn

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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straccio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of stracciare

Anagrams

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