fioco

faint

adjective FYOH-koh Rare

Also means

dim, hoarse

Usage Note

Fioco describes a weak, faint light or a hoarse, feeble voice: luce fioca (dim light), voce fioca (hoarse/faint voice). The feminine is fioca, plural fiochi/fioche. It is a literary and somewhat elevated term; in everyday speech debole (weak) or fiacco (faint) may be more common. Note the 'ch' spelling in the plural (fiochi) to preserve the hard 'k' sound.

Examples

"Una luce fioca illuminava il corridoio."

Natural Translation

A faint light lit the corridor.

Literal Translation

A light faint illuminated the corridor.

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