"citto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃit.to/ Forms: citti [plural], citta [feminine]
Rhymes: -itto Etymology: Possibly a reduced form of earlier *piccitto, probably from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”). Related to piccolo and piccino (“little, small”), and a doublet of zito. Compare Piedmontese cit (“small; boy, kid”), Ligurian citto (“cent; centimeter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|VL.|pittitus||small, worthless}} Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), {{doublet|it|zito|nocap=1}} doublet of zito, {{cog|pms|cit||small; boy, kid}} Piedmontese cit (“small; boy, kid”), {{cog|lij|citto||cent; centimeter}} Ligurian citto (“cent; centimeter”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} citto m (plural citti, feminine citta)
  1. (archaic or Tuscan) a (young) child Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bambino, bimbo, fanciullo
    Sense id: en-citto-it-noun-y4Ck4FOa Disambiguation of People: 48 52 Categories (other): Tuscan Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (Tuscany, colloquial) a boyfriend Tags: Tuscany, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: fidanzato, ragazzo, moroso [Northern-Italy], zito [Southern-Italy]
    Sense id: en-citto-it-noun-SwoYvJ1i Disambiguation of People: 48 52 Categories (other): Tuscan Italian

Inflected forms

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