gracchio

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See also: gracchiò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: gràc‧chio

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”).

Alternative forms

Noun

gracchio m (plural gracchi)

  1. chough
    Synonyms: (central and southern Italy) ciaula, coracia, (northern Italy) grola
    Hyponyms: gracchio alpino, gracchio corallino
Derived terms

Further reading

  • gracchio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Deverbal from gracchiare +‎ -o.

Noun

gracchio m (plural gracchi)

  1. caw (sound of a crow)
  2. chatter (sound of a magpie)

Further reading

  • gracchio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gracchio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gracchiare
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