coccoveggia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κουκουβάγια (koukoubágia).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kok.koˈved.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -eddʒa
  • Hyphenation: coc‧co‧vég‧gia

Noun

coccoveggia f (plural coccovegge)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of civetta (“little owl”)

Further reading
  • coccoveggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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