lucciola
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Ultimately from Latin luceō (“to shine”).
Noun
[edit]lucciola f (plural lucciole)
- firefly, glowworm
- (euphemistic) prostitute
- Synonym: prostituta
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → French: luciole
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]lucciola
- inflection of lucciolare:
Further reading
[edit]- lucciola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana