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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin factīcius. Doublet of feticcio, which was borrowed via French and Portuguese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fatˈtit.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ittʃo
- Hyphenation: fat‧tìc‧cio
Adjective
fatticcio (feminine fatticcia, masculine plural fatticci, feminine plural fatticce)
- (rare) big, bulky, strong, robust (of a person, especially a young man)
- Synonyms: grosso, robusto, tarchiato, atticciato, tozzo, (colloquial) tracagnotto
Further reading
- fatticcio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana