ciuccio

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃut.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -uttʃo
• Hyphenation: ciùc‧cio

Deverbal from ciucciare (“to suck”) +‎ -o.

ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

1. dummy (for a baby), pacifier

   Synonyms: ciucciotto, ciuccietta

Borrowed from Neapolitan ciuccio. Ultimately a variant of ciuco (“donkey”).

ciuccio m (plural ciucci)

1. (southern Italy) donkey

   Synonyms: ciuco, asino

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ciuccio

1. first-person singular present indicative of ciucciare

Expressive/imitative origin, or possibly from Spanish chucho (“mutt, bastard”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃutt͡ʃ(ə)/

ciuccio m

1. donkey, ass
2. fool, idiot

• ciucciaria