cicciolo

Italian

Etymology

From ciccia (“flab, fat”) +‎ -olo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.t͡ʃo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ittʃolo
  • Hyphenation: cìc‧cio‧lo

Noun

cicciolo m (plural ciccioli)

  1. pork rind
  2. (in the plural) pork scratchings, ciccioli
    Synonym: (Lazio, Umbria) sfrizzolo
  3. small firecracker

References

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