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cioccia

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃot.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ottʃa
  • Hyphenation: cióc‧cia

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ciocciare (to suck) +‎ -a, of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

cioccia f (plural ciocce)

  1. (regional) teat, udder
    Synonyms: mammella, (Tuscany) poccia, poppa
Derived terms

Further reading

  • cioccia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cioccia

  1. inflection of ciocciare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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