coccoveggia

Italian

Alternative forms

• cuccuveggia, cuccoveggia

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κουκουβάγια (koukoubágia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kok.koˈved.d͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -eddʒa
• Hyphenation: coc‧co‧vég‧gia

Noun

coccoveggia f (plural coccovegge)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of civetta (“little owl”)

Further reading

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