sciuocco

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin floccus (“tuft”).

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈʃwokkə]

Noun

sciuocco m (plural sciuocche)

  1. tuft
  2. flake

References

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “sciuocco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano‎[1]
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