granocchio

Italian

Etymology

See the main entry. Influenced by onomatopoeic terms such as gre gre (“croak”) and gracidare (“to croak”). Compare other descendants of Vulgar Latin *rānucula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡraˈnɔk.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
  • Hyphenation: gra‧nòc‧chio

Noun

granocchio m (plural granocchi)

  1. (colloquial) Tuscan form of ranocchio (“small frog”)

References

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