ciolla

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian piciolla.

Noun

ciolla f (plural ciolle)

1. (vulgar, regional) penis

   Synonyms: pene, cazzo

Anagrams

• alcoli, locali

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• ciollu (masculinized)

Etymology

Possible apheretic variant of piciolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(t͡)ʃɔl.la/

Noun

ciolla f (plural ciolli)

1. alternative form of piciolla f

Usage notes

• Sicilian words referred to male genitalia are feminine, vice versa for the female ones.
• Usually Sicilian speakers refer to male genitalia attributing the male gender to them because of Italian superstratum. Cfr. cazzo~cazzu.

Descendants

• → Italian: ciolla

See also

• ciuḍḍu