orecchia

See also: Orecchia

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈrek.kja/
  • Rhymes: -ekkja
  • Hyphenation: o‧réc‧chia

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. Compare the borrowed doublet auricola.

Noun

orecchia f (plural orecchie) (diminutive orecchietta)

  1. Alternative form of orecchio
  2. any prominent form similar to an ear
  3. either of the "S" shaped holes in a violin etc.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orecchia

  1. inflection of orecchiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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