diaccio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjat.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -attʃo
• Hyphenation: diàc‧cio

Etymology 1

Alveolarization of ghiaccio.

Adjective

diaccio (feminine diaccia, masculine plural diacci, feminine plural diacce)

1. (Tuscany) Alternative form of ghiaccio

Noun

diaccio m (plural diacci)

1. (Tuscany) Alternative form of ghiaccio
   • c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “L'asino e il ghiaccio”, in Favole:

     Addormentatosi l’asino sopra il diaccio d’un profondo lago, il suo calore dissolvé esso diaccio, e l’asino sott’acqua, a mal suo danno, si destò, e subito annegò.

     The donkey fell asleep upon the ice of a deep lake, his heat melted said ice, and the donkey—much to his detriment—woke up underwater, and drowned at once.

Usage notes

• It may or may not be perceived as a pejorative of Dio (“God”).

Derived terms

• diacciare
• sdiacciare

 

Further reading

• diaccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

diaccio

1. first-person singular present indicative of diacciare

Anagrams

• acidico, docciai