fatticcio

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin factīcius. Doublet of feticcio, which was borrowed via French and Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatˈtit.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ittʃo
• Hyphenation: fat‧tìc‧cio

Adjective

fatticcio (feminine fatticcia, masculine plural fatticci, feminine plural fatticce)

1. (rare) big, bulky, strong, robust (of a person, especially a young man)

   Synonyms: grosso, robusto, tarchiato, atticciato, tozzo, (colloquial) tracagnotto

Further reading

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