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ciocciare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃotˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cioc‧cià‧re

Verb

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ciocciàre (first-person singular present cióccio, first-person singular past historic ciocciài, past participle ciocciàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, childish) to suck (of a baby) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym of poppare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ciocciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana