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Where does “cricca” come from?

cricca (Italian) comes from French clique, from Old French cliquer — to click, clack, sound, resound.

cricca (Italian): clique; A group of friends

Definitions

  1. clique; A group of friends

Ancestry of “cricca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcliqueclique; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchcliquerto click, clack, sound, resound
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