occhio

Italian

Un occhio.

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin ǫ́clọ, accusative case form of ǫ́clọs, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Doublet of oculo, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔk.kjo/

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• Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
• Hyphenation: òc‧chio

Noun

occhio m (plural occhi)

1. eye
2. (botany) hilum

Derived terms

• a occhio e croce (“about, approximately, roughly, more or less, odd”)
• a perdita d'occhio (“as far as the eye can see”)
• Bellocchio (Italian surname)
• in un batter d'occhio (“in the twinkling of an eye; at the drop of a hat”)
• occhiaia (“eye socket”)
• occhiali (“glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses”)
• occhiata (“look, glance”)
• occhieggiare (“to eye, eye up, ogle; to peep, appear”)
• occhiello (“buttonhole; eyelet; half title”)
• occhio di mosca (“5-point type”)
• occhio verde (“greeneye”)
• occhiolino (“wink”)

 

Related terms

• adocchiare
• oculare

Interjection

occhio!

1. look out! watch out!
2. mind!
3. beware!