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Italian
Etymology 1
From Late Latin peciolus, variant of petiolus, a diminutive ultimately derived from Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of peziolo.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pitˈt͡ʃɔ.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔlo
- Hyphenation: pic‧ciò‧lo
Noun
picciolo m (plural piccioli)
- (botany) stalk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned in etymological dictionaries. Probably from the same origin as Etymology 1? It's conceivable that a diminutive of "foot" could refer to a small token; compare Sanskrit पद (pada, “step, pace; sign, token; part, portion”) for a similar semantic development.
Alternatively, related to piccolo (“small, little”) (listed here as the "normal" synonym)? Or perhaps Spanish pequeño (“small, little”)?”
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Pronunciation
Adjective
picciolo (feminine picciola, masculine plural piccioli, feminine plural picciole)
- (archaic or literary) small
- Synonym: (normal register) piccolo
- (figurative, literary) humble
Noun
picciolo m (plural piccioli)
- ancient coin of Florence or Malta, worth little
- (Tuscan, by extension) any coin of little value
References
- ^ picciolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana