abbacchio

See also: abbacchiò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abˈbak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bàc‧chio

Etymology 1

From Latin ad baculum (“on a rod”), referring to a lamb tied to a rod. Compare bacchio.

Noun

abbacchio m (plural abbacchi)

  1. (central Italy, Rome) lamb (meat, especially from a very young animal)
    Synonym: agnello

Verb

abbacchio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abbacchiare
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