cocchiume

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Italian

Etymology

Uncertain. Several theories exist. Possibly from a central-northern Italian word (cf. cocón) ultimately derived from Latin calcāre (“to press”),[1][2] or from a derivative of Latin caucus, from Ancient Greek káukē.[3] Alternatively, from a corchiume, related to Spanish corcho (cf. English cork), from Latin cortex.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kokˈkju.me/
  • Rhymes: -ume
  • Hyphenation: coc‧chiù‧me

Noun

cocchiume m (plural cocchiumi)

  1. bung-hole
  2. bung, faucet

References

  1. ^ cocchiume in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ cocchiume in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ cocchiume in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  4. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “cocchiume”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
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