batacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bat(t)uāculum, from Latin bat(t)uere (“beat”). Synonym and doublet of battaglio, which was borrowed via Occitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtak.kjo/
• Rhymes: -akkjo
• Hyphenation: ba‧tàc‧chio

Noun

batacchio m (plural batacchi)

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

Further reading

• batacchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• bacchiato