frocio

== Italian == === Etymology 1 === Probably from frocia (“nostril”). ==== Noun ==== frocio m (plural froci) (derogatory, Romanesco, dated) a German Synonym: crucco === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Likely from Latin flūxus (passed through a minor Italian cognate stratum). Cognate with floscio (and the regional froscio), Galician frouxo, Portuguese frouxo, Sicilian frocia, Spanish flojo. Others believe to be same as above, with a semantical shift. Alternatively from Venetan fenocio (“(slang) gay”) with rhoticisation of the /-n-/ by influence of the above term. ==== Alternative forms ==== froscio frocia (LGBT slang) frociə (LGBT slang) frocie (LGBT slang, collective) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɾɔ.ʃo/ (Central-Southern) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɔ.ʃɔ/ (Southern) ==== Adjective ==== frocio (feminine frocia, masculine plural froci, feminine plural frocie) (derogatory, originally Romanesco) (vulgar, mostly derogatory) gay, homosexual ==== Noun ==== frocio m (plural froci) (derogatory, originally Romanesco) (vulgar, derogatory, outgroup) gay man, poof, faggot Synonyms: finocchio, aricchione, ricchione, busone, purpo, checca, checca isterica (by extension, derogatory, outgroup) weak person, unmanly person Synonyms: femminuccia, mammoletta (friendly, ingroup) homosexual person, especially a gay man Synonyms: amo, amio, finocchia ===== Synonyms ===== (endearing) frocia, frocetta (derogatory): aricchione, invertito, finocchio ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== →? Sicilian: frocia ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== === Anagrams === orfico