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chiocciola.

snail

10 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkjɔt.t͡ʃo.la/
  1. snail

    feminine
  2. the “@” symbol, commercial at, at sign

    feminine
  3. pasta shells

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *clociola, diminutive of *clocea, from metathesis of Latin cochlea (“snail”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías), cognate with κόχλος (kókhlos, “shellfish”). Compare with Sardinian còciola and Sicilian còzzula.

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