piccerillo

Neapolitan

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from the same root of Vulgar Latin *pittus. Cognate to Sicilian picciriḍḍu (see there for further information) and Lombard piscinin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pit.tʃəˈril.lə/, [pit͡ʃːəˈɾilːə]
• Rhymes: -illə

Adjective

piccerillo (feminine singular piccerella, masculine plural piccerille, feminine plural piccerelle)

1. small, little
2. young

Noun

piccerillo m (plural piccerille, feminine singular piccerella, feminine plural piccerelle)

1. child
2. little boy

   Synonym: ninno