diaccio
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjat.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -attʃo
- Hyphenation: diàc‧cio
Etymology 1
Adjective
diaccio (feminine diaccia, masculine plural diacci, feminine plural diacce)
- (Tuscany) Alternative form of ghiaccio
Noun
diaccio m (plural diacci)
- (Tuscany) Alternative form of ghiaccio
- c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “L'asino e il ghiaccio”, in Favole:
- Addormentatosi l’asino sopra il diaccio d’un profondo lago, il suo calore dissolvé esso diaccio, e l’asino sott’acqua, a mal suo danno, si destò, e subito annegò.
- The donkey fell asleep upon the ice of a deep lake, his heat melted said ice, and the donkey—much to his detriment—woke up underwater, and drowned at once.
Usage notes
- It may or may not be perceived as a pejorative of Dio (“God”).
Derived terms
Further reading
- diaccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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