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Where does “ciuccio” come from?

ciuccio (Italian) comes from Neapolitan ciuccio, from Spanish chucho, from Spanish Jechucho, from Spanish Jesús, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.

ciuccio (Italian): dummy , pacifier; donkey; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. dummy , pacifier; donkey; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “ciuccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanciucciodonkey, ass; fool, idiot
2Spanishchuchomutt, mongrel; male dog; jail
3SpanishJechucho—
4SpanishJesúsbless you, gesundheit
5LatinIēsus—
6Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
7Aramaicישוע—
8Hebrewישוע—
9HebrewיהושעJoshua
10HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “ciuccio”

  • chooch
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