"cazzo" meaning in Italian

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈkat.t͡so/
Rhymes: -attso Etymology: Of uncertain origin. One possibility is from a contraction of Latin capitium (“small head”) (cf. also capezzo, capezza), or from Byzantine Greek ακάτιον (akátion, “main mast”). See also caspita. Etymology templates: {{unc|it|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|it|la|capitium||small head}} Latin capitium (“small head”), {{m|it|capezzo}} capezzo, {{m|it|capezza}} capezza, {{der|it|gkm|ακάτιον||main mast}} Byzantine Greek ακάτιον (akátion, “main mast”), {{m|it|caspita}} caspita Head templates: {{head|it|interjection}} cazzo
  1. fuck!, shit! (expressing frustration, surprise, or anger) Synonyms: cacchio, cavolo, accidenti, merda
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-intj-fVxjF2fA
  2. used as an intensifier, often replacing cosa or che, similar to "what the fuck".
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-intj-qt3ojwFT Categories (other): Italian intensifiers, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian intensifiers: 5 51 3 0 2 24 3 11 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 10 32 7 0 7 39 5
  3. good grief
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-intj-KAZ4J8nG
  4. my ass!
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-intj-9jgmbA7D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: cagacazzo, cacacazzo (english: a person who is anal about something, overtly pedant), cazzaro (english: person who says a lot of insensate words), cazzata (english: bullshit), cazzi e mazzi (english: shit and whatnot; dicks and decks) [literally], cazzo di, cazzone (english: very stupid person), cazzotto, cazzuto (english: ballsy), del cazzo, grazie al cazzo (english: no shit), incazzarsi (english: to get pissed), stare sul cazzo, sticazzi (english: given fucks), stocazzo (english: these nuts), testa di cazzo

Noun

IPA: /ˈkat.t͡so/ Forms: cazzi [plural], cazzétto [diminutive], cazzettìno [diminutive], cazzàccio [pejorative]
Rhymes: -attso Etymology: Of uncertain origin. One possibility is from a contraction of Latin capitium (“small head”) (cf. also capezzo, capezza), or from Byzantine Greek ακάτιον (akátion, “main mast”). See also caspita. Etymology templates: {{unc|it|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|it|la|capitium||small head}} Latin capitium (“small head”), {{m|it|capezzo}} capezzo, {{m|it|capezza}} capezza, {{der|it|gkm|ακάτιον||main mast}} Byzantine Greek ακάτιον (akátion, “main mast”), {{m|it|caspita}} caspita Head templates: {{it-noun|m|aug_derog=cazzóne|dim=cazzétto,cazzettìno|pej=cazzàccio}} cazzo m (plural cazzi, diminutive cazzétto or cazzettìno, pejorative cazzàccio, augmentative-derogatory cazzóne)
  1. (vulgar) dick, cock, prick Tags: masculine, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms: cazzo#Italian
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-noun-qUUHBkN3 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 5 6 20 0 47 11 3 7
  2. (un cazzo) shit (US), jackshit (US), sod all (UK), bugger all (UK) Tags: masculine, vulgar Synonyms: accidenti, cacchio, cavolo
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-noun-ICGMxpL7 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 19 67 15 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 10 32 7 0 7 39 5
  3. (in the plural, followed by a possessive pronoun, vulgar) business, affair Tags: followed by a possessive pronoun, in-plural, masculine, vulgar Synonyms: affari, cacchi, cavoli
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-noun-z53wx55u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: cazzo [vulgar], calippo [vulgar], fava [vulgar], pisello [vulgar], pistolino [childish], uccello [vulgar], pipi [childish], minchia [vulgar], batacchio, bigolo [vulgar], bischero [vulgar], belìn [Genoa, vulgar], mazza [vulgar], pirla [Milan, vulgar], meggia [Latium], pesce [vulgar], volatile, nerchia [vulgar], alabarda, talpa, lancia, pinca [vulgar], pipo [slang], mazzolo, bongo, salsiccia [vulgar], spingarda, torrone [vulgar], trapano, verga [vulgar]

Verb

IPA: /ˈkat.t͡so/
Rhymes: -attso Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} cazzo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cazzare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: cazzare
    Sense id: en-cazzo-it-verb-ZgC~N008
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a person who is anal about something, overtly pedant",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "person who says a lot of insensate words",
      "word": "cazzaro"
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    {
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      "english": "bullshit",
      "word": "cazzata"
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    {
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      "english": "shit and whatnot; dicks and decks",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "word": "cazzone"
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    {
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      "word": "cazzuto"
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      "word": "grazie al cazzo"
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      "word": "incazzarsi"
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      "word": "sticazzi"
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      "word": "stocazzo"
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          "english": "What the fuck do you want?",
          "text": "Che cazzo vuoi?",
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        {
          "english": "The fuck are you looking at?",
          "text": "Cazzo guardi?",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "Good morning my ass!",
          "text": "Buongiorno un cazzo!",
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        "vulgar"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
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        "Genoa",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "word": "alabarda"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
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        "slang"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "word": "mazzolo"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "word": "bongo"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "salsiccia"
    },
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      "word": "spingarda"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "torrone"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "word": "trapano"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cazzo",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
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}

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    "Italian interjections",
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      "word": "cazzaro"
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      "english": "bullshit",
      "word": "cazzata"
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      "english": "shit and whatnot; dicks and decks",
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      "word": "cazzi e mazzi"
    },
    {
      "word": "cazzo di"
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      "english": "very stupid person",
      "word": "cazzone"
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    {
      "word": "cazzotto"
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      "english": "ballsy",
      "word": "cazzuto"
    },
    {
      "word": "del cazzo"
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    {
      "english": "no shit",
      "word": "grazie al cazzo"
    },
    {
      "english": "to get pissed",
      "word": "incazzarsi"
    },
    {
      "word": "stare sul cazzo"
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    {
      "english": "given fucks",
      "word": "sticazzi"
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      "english": "these nuts",
      "word": "stocazzo"
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      "word": "testa di cazzo"
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          "word": "cavolo"
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          "word": "accidenti"
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        {
          "word": "merda"
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        {
          "english": "What the fuck do you want?",
          "text": "Che cazzo vuoi?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The fuck are you looking at?",
          "text": "Cazzo guardi?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as an intensifier, often replacing cosa or che, similar to \"what the fuck\"."
      ],
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        [
          "intensifier",
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        [
          "cosa",
          "cosa#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "che",
          "che#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "what the fuck",
          "what the fuck#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good grief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good grief",
          "good grief"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Italian terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "Good morning my ass!",
          "text": "Buongiorno un cazzo!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "my ass!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "my ass",
          "my ass"
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkat.t͡so/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-attso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cazzo"
}

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        {
          "word": "cazzare"
        }
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        "first-person singular present indicative of cazzare"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkat.t͡so/"
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}

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