Where does “zócca” come from?

zócca (Emilian) comes from Late Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

zócca (Emilian): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “zócca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincucutia—
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Late Latin cucutia →
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