solletico

See also: solleticò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈle.ti.ko/, /solˈlɛ.ti.ko/
• Rhymes: -etiko, -ɛtiko
• Hyphenation: sol‧lé‧ti‧co, sol‧lè‧ti‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from solleticare +‎ -o.

Noun

solletico m (plural solletichi)

1. tickling, tingling
2. itch (teasing desire)

   il solletico dell'ambizione ― the itch of ambition

3. small effect; nothing; used to indicate that a given action, words, etc. does not affect the speaker

   le tue minacce mi fanno il solletico

   your threats don't scare me

   (literally, “have little effect on me”)

Related terms

• solleticare

Etymology 2

Verb

solletico

1. first-person singular present indicative of solleticare

Anagrams

• sollecito, sollecitò