batacchio

Italian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *bataclum, syncope of *bat(t)uaculum, from Latin battuō, battuere (“I beat, clap”). Compare Spanish badajo, French batail, Catalan batall, Portuguese badalo, Venetian batocio, Sardinian batazu. See also the doublet battaglio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈtak.kjo/, [bäˈt̪äkkjo]
  • Rhymes: -akkjo
  • Hyphenation: ba‧tàc‧chio

Noun

batacchio m (plural batacchi)

  1. clapper (of a bell)
  2. knocker (on a door)
  3. dick, cock, prick

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