-accia

See also: accia, and àccia

Italian

Etymology

The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam, the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.

Suffix

-accia f (m -accio)

1. Pejorative suffix used to form adjectives and nouns.

   ‎bestia (“beast”) + ‎-accia → ‎bestiaccia (“nasty or ugly beast”)

   ‎lingua (“tongue”) + ‎-accia → ‎linguaccia (“spiteful gossip”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -accia

Anagrams

• cacai