Maschile

finocchio

Senso (Inglese)

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

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
fi‧nòc‧chio
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/fiˈnɔk.kjo/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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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