mocciolo

Italian

Etymology

From moccio +‎ -olo. Compare moccolo. The coinage cannot date back to a Vulgar Latin phase, because that would have yielded *mocciòlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmot.t͡ʃo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ottʃolo
  • Hyphenation: móc‧cio‧lo

Noun

mocciolo m (countable and uncountable, plural moccioli)

  1. (regional) synonym of moccio: snot