scocca

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Italian

Etymology

Alternately dated to 1869 [1], not listed in older dictionaries[2], and derived from Lombardic *skokka (swing).[3] Perhaps originally a loanword-calque hybrid from French coque.

Pronunciation

Noun

scocca f (plural scocche)

  1. (automobiles) body, coque

Derived terms

Verb

scocca

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

References

  1. ^ http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/S/scocca.shtml
  2. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “scocca”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  3. ^ scocca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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