crocco

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See also: Crocco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French croc, from Frankish *krōk (hook) or from Old Norse krókr (hook, bend, bight), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (tracery, basket, twist).

Noun

crocco m (plural crocchi)

  1. A hook, especially one used for fishing for tuna