piccerillo

Neapolitan

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from the same root of Vulgar Latin *pittus. Cognate to Sicilian picciriḍḍu (see there for further information) and Lombard piscinin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pit.tʃəˈril.lə/, [pit͡ʃːəˈɾilːə]
  • Rhymes: -illə

Adjective

piccerillo (feminine singular piccerella, masculine plural piccerille, feminine plural piccerelle)

  1. small, little
  2. young

Noun

piccerillo m (plural piccerille, feminine singular piccerella, feminine plural piccerelle)

  1. child
  2. little boy
    Synonym: ninno
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