batocio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan batocio, due to it being used by Harlequin, a Venetian mask. Doublet of batacchio, batocchio, and battaglio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtɔ.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ɔtʃo
• Hyphenation: ba‧tò‧cio

Noun

batocio m (plural batoci)

1. (theater) the stick of a zanni in the commedia dell'arte, most notably of Harlequin and Brighella; behind the scenes it works as a slapstick

Venetan

Alternative forms

• batòcio, batochio, batòchio — alternative spellings
• batoc — Northern
  • batòc — alternative spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *battuaculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtɔt͡ʃo/

Noun

batocio m (plural batoci) (Lagunar, Central, Eastern, high Vicentine, Colonial)

1. bell clapper

Derived terms

• batocion
• batòcoło
• sbatociar

Descendants

• → Friulian: batocj
• → Italian: batocio

References

• “batòcio”, in el Galepin – www.elgalepin.com
• Basso, Walter (2005) “batòcio”, in Dizionario da scarsèla veneto–italiano, 2nd edition, Padua: Ed. ScantaBauchi, page 34
• Nazari, Giulio (1876) “batocio”, in Dizionario vicentino–italiano […], Oderzo: Bianchi, page 53a
• Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “batòchio”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 70c
• Patriarchi, Gasparo (1821) “batochio”, in Vocabolario veneziano e padovano […], 3rd edition, Padua: Tipografia del Seminario, page 19a