spannocchio

See also: spannocchiò

Italian

Alternative forms

• spannocchia f (regional)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spanˈnɔk.kjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
• Hyphenation: span‧nòc‧chio

Etymology 1

From spannocchia, regional variant of pannocchia (“corncob”).

Noun

spannocchio m (plural spannocchi)

1. striped prawn (Melicertus kerathurus or Penaeus kerathurus)

   Synonyms: (Lazio/Marche/Toscana, Calabria, Sicilia, Puglia) ammaro, gambero imperiale, (Rome, Lazio) mazzancolla

Further reading

• Penaeus kerathurus on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• spannocchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spannocchio

1. first-person singular present indicative of spannocchiare