gracchio

See also: gracchiò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrak.kjo/, [ˈɡr̺äkk̟jo]
• Rhymes: -akkjo
• Hyphenation: gràc‧chio

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”).

Alternative forms

• gracchia

Noun

gracchio m (plural gracchi)

1. chough
2. caw (sound of a crow)
3. chatter (sound of a magpie)
4. grackle

Derived terms

• gracchio alpino
• gracchio corallino

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gracchio

1. first-person singular present indicative of gracchiare