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coccio

shard, potsherd

noun KOHT-choh Rare

Also means

earthenware pot

Usage Note

Coccio refers to a fragment of broken terracotta or ceramic, or to the earthenware vessel itself. The plural cocci is regular. The idiom testa di coccio ('earthenware head') describes a pigheaded, stubborn person. Cocci on the ground after breakage is the everyday use.

Examples

"Ha raccolto i cocci del vaso rotto."

Natural Translation

She picked up the shards of the broken vase.

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