cicchetto

See also: cicchettò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikˈket.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: cic‧chét‧to

Etymology 1

From French chiquette, chiquet (“small portion”).

Noun

cicchetto m (plural cicchetti)

  1. shot glass
  2. (by extension) drop, nip, shot (small amount to drink)
    Synonyms: shot, shottino
  3. (usually in the plural) snack
  4. (figurative) telling-off, ticking-off

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cicchetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cicchettare

References

  1. ^ cicchetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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