cocciu

Sicilian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔtːʃu/
  • Hyphenation: coc‧ciu

Etymology 1

Probably from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, pill, berry from the scarlet oak”) or via Latin See Etymology 2.

Noun

cocciu m (plural coccia)

  1. berry, grain

Etymology 2

From Latin coccum (“berry from the scarlet oak, actually an insect”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, pill, berry from the scarlet oak”)

Noun

cocciu m (plural coccia)

  1. sting or bite of an insect
  2. pimple, spot, zit
  3. blister
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