straccio

See also: stracciò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrat.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -attʃo
• Hyphenation: stràc‧cio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from stracciare (“to tear, rip”) +‎ -o.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “or from the adjective below?”)

Noun

straccio m (plural stracci)

1. rag

   Synonyms: brandello, brano, cencio

   La pioggia ha ridotto questo vestito uno straccio.

   The rain has reduced this dress to a rag.

2. (regional) mop, duster

   Synonyms: borraccio, canovaccio

   Passo lo straccio per casa quasi ogni giorno.

   I mop my house almost every day.

3. (figurative) wretch (miserable person)

   Synonyms: miserabile, rudere

4. (regional, usually in the plural) lasagna

Derived terms

• straccione

Etymology 2

From stracciare +‎ -o (forms participles).

Adjective

straccio (feminine straccia, masculine plural stracci, feminine plural stracce)

1. shredded, torn

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

straccio

1. first-person singular present indicative of stracciare

Anagrams

• corcasti, costarci, raccosti, scorcita, scortica, toccarsi