stocco

See also: stoccò

Italian

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stoken (“to thrust, poke”) or Middle High German stoken (“to stab, pierce”), both from Proto-Germanic *stukōną (“to be stiff, push, thrust”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teug- (“to beat, thrust, push”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔkko

Noun

stocco m (plural stocchi)

1. tuck
2. (archaic) A rapier, a sword
3. corn plant after cobs removal
4. stockfish (dried cod)

Synonyms

• stoccafisso
• spada, brando, gladio

Verb

stocco

1. first-person singular present indicative of stoccare