cruccio

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See also: crucciò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrut.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -uttʃo
  • Hyphenation: crùc‧cio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from crucciare (to torment) +‎ -o.

Noun

cruccio m (plural crucci)

  1. torment

Further reading

  • cruccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cruccio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cruccio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of crucciare