becco

See also: beccò

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin beccus, from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

Noun

becco m (plural becchi)

beak, bill (of a bird)
burner
cuckold

Derived terms

antibecco
avambecco
becco Bunsen "Bunsen burner"

Etymology 2

Ultimately of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, *bukkô (“male goat”). Influenced by or crossed with the first etymology above. Compare French bouc, bique.

Noun

becco m (plural becchi)

billygoat

Verb

becco

first-person singular present indicative of beccare

Anagrams

bocce

Latin

Noun

beccō

dative singular of beccus
ablative singular of beccus

References

becco in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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