cuccia

See also: cuccìa and Cuccia

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French couche, from coucher (“to lie down”), cognate of Italian coricare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkut.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -uttʃa
  • Hyphenation: cùc‧cia

Noun

cuccia f (plural cucce)

  1. kennel
  2. dog's basket or bed
  3. house for dogs
Derived terms

Further reading

  • cuccia2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From cuccio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkut.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -uttʃa
  • Hyphenation: cùc‧cia

Noun

cuccia f (plural cucce)

  1. doggy
    Synonym: cagnolina

Further reading

  • cuccia1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cuccia

  1. inflection of cucciare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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