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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔk.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɔkko
- Hyphenation: stòc‧co
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stoken (“to thrust, poke”) or Middle High German stoken (“to stab, pierce”), both from Proto-Germanic *stukōną (“to be stiff, push, thrust”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teug- (“to beat, thrust, push”).
Noun
stocco m (plural stocchi)
- tuck
- (archaic) a rapier, a sword
- corn plant after cobs removal
- stockfish (dried cod)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
stocco
- first-person singular present indicative of stoccare