Masculin

finocchio

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine) fennel
  2. (derogatory, masculine, slang, vulgar) queer, poof, nancyboy, faggot
  3. (archaic, masculine) bungler (incompetent or worthless person)

Fréquence

C1
Coupé comme
fi‧nòc‧chio
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/fiˈnɔk.kjo/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From Late Latin fēnuculum (contracted to a later Vulgar Latin form *fenuclum), from a diminutive of Latin fēnum. The slang sense is of Tuscan origin and probably derives from the archaic meaning “worthless person”, although many different folk etymologies exist.

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