Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occhio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
oc-chio
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sound hole

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian occhio (“eye”). Doublet of oculus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃ekʷ-, occhio

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

occhios (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

occhiolism eye malocchio maloik

Questions

What does occhio mean?
A sound hole
Where does occhio come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce occhio

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