cavicchia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin clavicula via early syncope of unstressed intertonic /ŭ/ and then loss of the first /l/ via dissimilation from the second. Doublet of caviglia, borrowed from Occitan, and clavicola, borrowed from Latin.

Noun

cavicchia f (plural cavicchie)

1. bolt

Related terms

• cavicchio

Descendants

• → Friulian: cavicje

Anagrams

• Chiavacci, chiavacci