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Italian
Etymology
From Boccaccio + -esco (“-esque”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bok.katˈt͡ʃe.sko/
- Rhymes: -esko
- Hyphenation: boc‧cac‧cé‧sco
Adjective
boccaccesco (feminine boccaccesca, masculine plural boccacceschi, feminine plural boccaccesche)
- Boccaccian (pertaining to or reminiscing Giovanni Boccaccio and his works)
- Synonym: boccacciano
- (by extension) licentious, indecent, lascivious
- Synonyms: boccaccevole, impudico, indecente, lascivo, licenzioso, osceno, osé, piccante, salace, sboccato, spinto, triviale, volgare
- Antonyms: candido, castigato, casto, morigerato, pudico, verecondo
Derived terms
Further reading
- boccaccesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana