chiocciola

Italian

Etymology

From a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *clociola, diminutive of *clocea, from metathesis of Latin cochlea (“snail”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías), cognate with κόχλος (“shellfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjɔt.t͡ʃo.la/
• Hyphenation: chiòc‧cio‧la

Noun

chiocciola f (plural chiocciole)

1. (zoology) snail

   Synonym: lumaca

2. (typography, computing) the “@” symbol, commercial at, at sign

   Synonyms: a commerciale, chiocciolina

3. (cooking, in the plural) pasta shells

See also

• coclea

Anagrams

• chioccolai