gracchio

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See also: gracchiò

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrak.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: gràc‧chio

Etymology 1[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

gracchio m (plural gracchi)

  1. chough
    Synonyms: (central and southern Italy) ciaula, coracia, (northern Italy) grola
    Hyponyms: gracchio alpino, gracchio corallino
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • gracchio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2[edit]

Deverbal from gracchiare +‎ -o.

Noun[edit]

gracchio m (plural gracchi)

  1. caw (sound of a crow)
  2. chatter (sound of a magpie)

Further reading[edit]

  • gracchio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

gracchio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gracchiare
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