occhio

Italian

Un occhio.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ǫ́clọ, accusative case form of ǫ́clọs, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Doublet of oculo, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔk.kjo/
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Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
Stress: òcchio
Hyphenation: oc‧chio

Noun

occhio m (plural occhi)

eye

Derived terms

Terms derived from occhio

a occhio e croce (“about, approximately, roughly, more or less, odd”)
a perdita d'occhio (“as far as the eye can see”)
Bellocchio (Italian surname)
in un batter d'occhio (“in the twinkling of an eye; at the drop of a hat”)

occhiaia (“eye socket”)
occhiali (“glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses”)
occhiata (“look, glance”)
occhieggiare (“to eye, eye up, ogle; to peep, appear”)

occhiello (“buttonhole; eyelet; half title”)
occhio di mosca (“5-point type”)
occhiolino (“wink”)
occhio verde (“greeneye”)

Related terms

Interjection

occhio!

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