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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fétiche (adapted with Italian -iccio), from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius. Doublet of fatticcio, which was inherited from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈtit.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ittʃo
- Hyphenation: fe‧tìc‧cio
Noun
feticcio m (plural feticci)
- fetish
Further reading
- feticcio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana