micio

Meaning

1. (masculine) pussy, pussy-cat, puss (affectionate term for a cat)
2. (masculine) cat, kitty, kitten

Concepts

cat

😺

pussy

😺

kitty

kitty-cat

puss

mog

moggy

pussy-cat

tomcat

pussycat

domestic cat

😺

kitten

jack

female cat

tom

he-cat

Synonyms

gatto

😺

micia

gattino

gatta

👸

micino

micetto

micina

cricco

micetta

Translations

chat

😺

gato

😺

minet

γάτα

gato

😺

poes

minou

γάτος

Katze

😺

matou

قط

gat

😺

Kater

Hyphenated as

mì‧cio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmi.t͡ʃo/

Etymology

Probably derived from mucio, a form used in southern italian dialects, from Latin mūsiō (“cat”). Isidore of Seville quotes mūsiō as the correct form and cattus as the popular (vulgar) form in his Etymologiæ.
False cognate of Albanian micë (“cat”).