cazzo

See also: cazzò

Italian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. One possibility is from a contraction of Latin capitium (“small head”) (cf. also capezzo, capezza), or from Byzantine Greek ακάτιον (akátion, “main mast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkat.t͡so/, [ˈkät̪t͡s̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -attso
• Hyphenation: càz‧zo

Noun

cazzo m (plural cazzi)

1. (vulgar) dick, cock, prick

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo

2. (un cazzo) shit (US), jackshit (US), sod all (UK), bugger all (UK)

   Synonyms: accidenti, cacchio, cavolo

   • 2013, Paolo Sorrentino, 00:21:49 from the start, in La grande bellezza, spoken by Talia Concept (Anita Kravos):

     Sono un'artista, non devo spiegare un cazzo.

     I'm an artist, I don't have to explain jackshit.

   Non vale un cazzo.

   It's not worth shit, it's worth sod all.

3. (in the plural, followed by a possessive pronoun) business, affair

   Synonyms: affari, cacchi, cavoli

   Fatti i cazzi tuoi!

   Mind your own fucking business!

Interjection

cazzo!

1. fuck!, shit! (expressing frustration, surprise, or anger)

   Synonyms: cacchio, cavolo, accidenti, merda

   Vada a bordo, cazzo!

   Get aboard, for fuck's sake!

2. Used as an intensifier, often replacing cosa or che, similar to "what the fuck".

   Che cazzo vuoi?

   What the fuck do you want?

   Cazzo guardi?

   The fuck you are looking at?

3. good grief
4. my ass!

   Buongiorno un cazzo!

   Good morning my ass!

   Grazie al cazzo!

   Thanks, my ass! Thanks for fuck all!

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cazzaro (“person who says a lot of insensate words”)
• cazzata (“bullshit”)
• cazzo di
• cazzone (“very stupid person”)
• cazzuto (“ballsy”)

• del cazzo
• incazzarsi
• stare sul cazzo
• testa di cazzo

Descendants

• → Esperanto: kaco
• → French: catze

Verb

cazzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cazzare

Anagrams

• cozza