chicco

See also: Chicco

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ciccus, from Ancient Greek κικκος (kikkos), a variant of κόκκος (kókkos, kernel, seed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkik.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ikko
  • Hyphenation: chìc‧co

Noun

chicco m (plural chicchi)

  1. edible seed, bean, grain, etc. from a plant
    chicco di caffècoffee bean
    chicco di risograin of rice
  2. small round object
    chicco di grandinehailstone (literally, “small sphere of hail”)
  3. bead (of the Rosary)

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