floscio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish flojo, from Latin fluxus.[1] Doublet of frocio. Compare Sicilian froscia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔʃ.ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʃʃo
  • Hyphenation: flò‧scio

Adjective

floscio (feminine floscia, masculine plural flosci, feminine plural flosce)

  1. floppy, soft
  2. flabby, flaccid
  3. (figurative) weak

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ floscio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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