cacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *caclus, catlus, contraction of Latin catulus (“young puppy or kitten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkak.kjo/, [ˈkäkk̟jo]
• Hyphenation: càc‧chio
• Rhymes: -akkjo

Noun

cacchio m (plural cacchi)

1. A non-fruit-bearing tendril (germoglio infruttifero)

Interjection

cacchio

1. darn! (Euphemistic variant of cazzo)

Anagrams

• choccai, cocchia