stoccafisso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language, possibly Middle Low German stokvisch, and thus cognate with the English translation stockfish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stok.kaˈfis.so/
  • Rhymes: -isso
  • Hyphenation: stoc‧ca‧fìs‧so

Noun

stoccafisso m (plural stoccafissi)

  1. stockfish (dried cod)
  2. a lanky person
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