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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃik.ka/
- Rhymes: -ikka
- Hyphenation: cìc‧ca
Etymology 1
From French chique. Sense “worthless thing” influenced by cica.
Noun
cicca f (plural cicche)
- cigarette end, stub, cigar butt
- Synonym: mozzicone
- (slang) fag (cigarette)
- Synonyms: sigaretta, paglia
- (informal) worthless thing; trifle
- Synonyms: tubo, niente, nulla
non vale una cicca- it's worthless
- (literally, “it's not (even) worth a trifle”)
- breath mint
Etymology 2
From English chicle.
Noun
cicca
- (informal) (piece of) chewing gum
- Synonyms: gomma da masticare, gomma, chewing gum
Verb
cicca
- inflection of ciccare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- cicca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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