busecchia

Italian

Alternative forms
  • busecchio

Etymology

Uncertain: possibly from Latin vēsīcula, diminutive of vēsīca (“bladder”) (whence vescica), or connected with buzzo (“belly, paunch”). Cognate to Lombard büseca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈzek.kja/
  • Rhymes: -ekkja
  • Hyphenation: bu‧séc‧chia

Noun

busecchia f (plural busecchie)

  1. (Tuscany) An animal's gut or intestine used as a casing for sausages, etc.
    Synonym: budello
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