spannocchio

See also: spannocchiò

Italian

Alternative forms

spannocchia f (regional)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spanˈnɔk.kjo/
Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
Hyphenation: span‧nòc‧chio

Etymology 1

From spannocchia, regional variant of pannocchia (“corncob”).

Noun

spannocchio m (plural spannocchi)

striped prawn (Melicertus kerathurus or Penaeus kerathurus)
Synonyms: (Lazio/Marche/Toscana, Calabria, Sicilia, Puglia) ammaro, gambero imperiale, (Rome, Lazio) mazzancolla

Further reading

Penaeus kerathurus on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
spannocchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spannocchio

first-person singular present indicative of spannocchiare

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