Boccaccio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Boccaccio.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /boʊˈkɑt͡ʃiˌoʊ/, /boʊˈkɑt͡ʃoʊ/, /bəˈ-/

Proper noun

Boccaccio

  1. A surname from Italian.
    • 2001 July 29, R. W. B. Lewis, “'Dante'”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      The Decameron , like Boccaccio's other writings, is thick with allusions to stories and passages in the Comedy; Boccaccio also transcribed and composed a commentary on the poem. In the early 1350s, he compiled the first biography of Dante; it remains a unique and indispensable source.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bokˈkat.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -attʃo
  • Hyphenation: Boc‧càc‧cio

Proper noun

Boccaccio m

  1. a surname
    Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer and poet
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