ciuchino

Italian

Etymology

From ciuco +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈki.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: ciu‧chì‧no

Noun

ciuchino m (plural ciuchini)

1. ass (animal or silly person)
   • 1883, Carlo Collodi, chapter 31, in Le Avventure di Pinocchio; republished ‎^[1]Milano: Casa Editrice Bietti, 1954, page 146:

     Lo tiravano dodici pariglie di ciuchini, tutti della medesima grandezza, ma di diverso pelame.

     It was pulled by twelve pairs of asses, all of the same size, but with different fur.

Adjective

ciuchino (feminine ciuchina, masculine plural ciuchini, feminine plural ciuchine)

1. silly
2. asinine
3. (relational) donkey

Further reading

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