cacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *caclus, catlus, contraction of Latin catulus (“young puppy or kitten”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkak.kjo/, [ˈkäkk̟jo]
  • Hyphenation: càc‧chio
  • Rhymes: -akkjo

Noun

cacchio m (plural cacchi)

  1. A non-fruit-bearing tendril (germoglio infruttifero)

Interjection

cacchio

  1. darn! (Euphemistic variant of cazzo)

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