culaccino

Italian

FWOTD – 17 December 2017

Etymology

From culaccio +‎ -ino, derived from culo (“bottom”, literally “butt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.latˈt͡ʃi.no/, [kul̺ätˈt͡ʃiːn̺o]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Stress: culaccìno
  • Hyphenation: cu‧lac‧cì‧no

Noun

culaccino m (plural culaccini)

  1. the end of a salami, loaf of bread etc.
    • 2016, Fabio Picchi, Papale Papale: Ricette che salvano l'anima [Papale Papale: Recipes that save your soul]‎ (in Italian), 1st edition, Firenze: Giunti Editore, →ISBN:
      Prendete un culaccino di pane raffermo […]
      Take a bottom of stale bread […]
  2. the dregs in a glass, or the remaining part of a substance in a vessel
  3. a water ring, a mark left on a surface by the bottom of a wet glass or vessel
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