Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
cuticagna. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
cuticagna, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
cuticagna in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
cuticagna you have here. The definition of the word
cuticagna will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
cuticagna, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Italian
Etymology
From cotica (“pork rind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.tiˈkaɲ.ɲa/
- Rhymes: -aɲɲa
- Hyphenation: cu‧ti‧cà‧gna
Noun
cuticagna f (plural cuticagne)
- (archaic) nape, scruff (of the neck)
1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXXII, p. 478, vv. 97-98:Allor lo presi per la cuticagna ¶ e dissi: «El converrà che tu ti nomi, ¶ o che capel qui sù non ti rimagna».- Then by the scalp behind I seized upon him and said: «It must needs be thou name thyself, or not a hair remain upon thee here».
- (by extension) head
Anagrams