chicco

From Latin ciccus, from Ancient Greek κικκος (kikkos), a variant of κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel, seed”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkik.ko/
• Rhymes: -ikko
• Hyphenation: chìc‧co

chicco m (plural chicchi)

1. edible seed, bean, grain, etc. from a plant

   chicco di caffè ― coffee bean

   chicco di riso ― grain of rice

2. small round object

   chicco di grandine ― hailstone (literally, “small sphere of hail”)

3. bead (of the Rosary)

• cocchi