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Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian picciottu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pitˈt͡ʃɔt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔtto
- Hyphenation: pic‧ciòt‧to
Noun
picciotto m (plural picciotti, feminine picciotta)
- (Sicily) a young man
- the lowest rank of the mafia hierarchy
- (by extension, derogatory) a young mafioso
- (historical) a member of Garibaldi's army that liberated Sicily