doccia

Italian

Etymology

Probably a back-formation of doccione (“conduit, spout”), from Latin ductio, ductionem, from ducere, infinitive of dūcō (“lead, guide; draw, pull”), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin root *ducea, ultimately from the same root.

Pronunciation

• dóccia, IPA^(key): /ˈdottʃa/

Noun

doccia f (plural docce)

1. shower
2. drainpipe
3. (surgery) plaster cast

Related terms

• addocciare
• doccetta
• docciare
• docciaschiuma m
• docciatura
• doccione

Descendants

• French: douche f (see for further descendants)

Verb

doccia

1. third-person singular present indicative of docciare
2. second-person singular imperative of docciare

Anagrams

• accido, accodi, occida