frocio

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfrɔ.t͡ʃo/ Rhymes: -ɔtʃo Hyphenation: frò‧cio (central Italy) IPA(key): [ˈfɾɔː.ʃo] === Etymology 1 === Disputed. First attested in 1914, originally as a dialectal Roman word. Compare earlier Neapolitan froscio (“flabby, flaccid; idiot, stupid person”), akin to floscio, and Sicilian frociu (“idiot, coward”). Compare also Venetan fenocio (“gay man”) and Emilian fnòč (“gay man”), akin to synonymous finocchio (literally “fennel”). ==== Alternative forms ==== froscio (alterantive spelling, dated) frocia, frociə (LGBTQ slang) frocie (LGBTQ slang, collective) ==== Adjective ==== frocio (feminine frocia, masculine plural froci, feminine plural frocie) (originally Romanesco) (vulgar, derogatory) gay, homosexual ==== Noun ==== frocio m (plural froci) (originally Romanesco) (vulgar, derogatory, outgroup) gay man, poof, faggot Synonyms: finocchio, ricchione, invertito, busone, purpo, checca, checca isterica (by extension, derogatory, outgroup) unmanly man, weak man Synonyms: femminuccia, mammoletta (friendly, ingroup) homosexual person, especially a gay man Synonyms: amo, amio, finocchia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === Akin to Neapolitan froscio (“foreigner”). Traditionally linked to frocia (“nostril”). ==== Alternative forms ==== froscio (alternative spelling, dated) ==== Noun ==== frocio m (plural froci) (derogatory, Romanesco, dated) German, Swiss, Austrian Synonym: crucco French === Anagrams === orfico