abbacchio

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈbak.kjo/ Rhymes: -akkjo Hyphenation: ab‧bàc‧chio === Etymology 1 === From Latin ad baculum (“on a rod”), referring to a lamb tied to a rod. Compare bacchio. Cf. arrosto. ==== Noun ==== abbacchio m (plural abbacchi) (central Italy, Romanesco) lamb (meat, especially from a very young animal) Synonym: agnello === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== abbacchio first-person singular present indicative of abbacchiare