cucuzza

See also: Cucuzza

Sicilian

Etymology

From Late Latin cucutia, likely from Ancient Greek κῠκῠ́ῐ̈ζᾰ (kŭkŭ́ĭ̈ză, “type of sweet, round gourd”); related to Latin cucurbita. Compare Italian cocuzza, Italian zucca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈkut.tsa/, [kʊˈku.t͡sːa]
  • Rhymes: -utt͡sa
  • Hyphenation: cu‧cùz‧za

Noun

cucuzza f (plural cucuzzi)

  1. pumpkin
  2. Cucurbita maxima

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: Cucuzza, Cocuzza
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