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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrat.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -attʃo
- Hyphenation: stràc‧cio
Etymology 1
Deverbal from stracciare (“to tear, rip”) + -o.
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Noun
straccio m (plural stracci)
- rag
- Synonyms: brandello, brano, cencio
La pioggia ha ridotto questo vestito uno straccio.- The rain has reduced this dress to a rag.
- (regional) mop, duster
- Synonyms: borraccio, canovaccio
Passo lo straccio per casa quasi ogni giorno.- I mop my house almost every day.
- (figurative) wretch (miserable person)
- Synonyms: miserabile, rudere
- (regional, usually in the plural) lasagna
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From stracciare + -o (forms participles).
Adjective
straccio (feminine straccia, masculine plural stracci, feminine plural stracce)
- shredded, torn
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
straccio
- first-person singular present indicative of stracciare
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