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Italian
Etymology
From zoccolare + -io (frequentative).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */d͡zok.koˈli.o/, (traditional) */t͡sok.koˈli.o/[1]
- Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: zoc‧co‧lì‧o
Noun
zoccolio m (plural zoccoli)
- clatter (sound) of clogs
- the sound of an animal's hooves
1969, Indro Montanelli, “Capitolo trentatreesimo: Nerone”, in Storia di Roma, 46th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 388:Atterrito, afferrò un pugnale per immergerselo nel petto, ma prima ne provò la punta e trovò che ”faceva male”. Si decise a tagliarsi la gola, quando udì uno zoccolio di cavalli fuor della porta. Ma la mano gli tremò, e fu il suo segretario Epafrodito a guidargliela sulla carotide.- Shocked, he grabbed a knife to plunge it into his own chest, but he first tried the tip and found that "it hurt". He decided to slit his own throat, when he heard a sound of horses' hooves from the outside. But his hand was shaking, and it was his secretary, Epaphroditus, who guided it towards his carotid.
References
Further reading
- zoccolio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana