piciolla
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- piciollu (masculine variant)
- ciolla (apheretic variant)
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably derived from/cognate with an Old Occitan stratum (because of the palatalization). Compare for more Galician pichola, Spanish picha/pichula, Portuguese picha, Italian pisello, Piedmontese piciu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈ(t͡)ʃɔl.la/ (standard)
- Hyphenation: pi‧ciòl‧la
Noun
piciolla f (plural piciolli)
- (childish) willy, wee wee, wiener, peter (penis)
- Synonyms: auciḍḍuzza, ciḍḍuzza, cicia
- (mostly ironic, vulgar) flaccid penis
- Synonyms: ceḍḍa, ciolla, piciollu
- Nun mi taliari a piciolla.
- Don't stare at my penis.
- (vulgar) cock, dick, penis
- (slang) A stupid person.
- Si' na piciolla!
- You're a dumbass!
Usage notes
- Sicilian words referred to male genitalia are feminine, vice versa for the female ones.
- Usually Sicilian speakers refer to male genitalia attributing the male gender to them because of Italian influence. Cfr. cazzo>cazzu.
Synonyms
- (penis): (endearing) aciḍḍuzza, cicia, tabbarè; (vulgar, tool) marruggiu, vastuni, vìriga;
- (stupid person): allampatu, ntrunatu, ciolla, minchia, minchiuni, ammucca-passuluna, ammucca-lapuna
Derived terms
- piciullata
- piciuḍḍari
- piciuḍḍata
Related terms
Descendants
- → Italian: piciolla (regional)