buzzico

• IPA^(key): /ˈbut.t͡si.ko/
• Rhymes: -uttsiko
• Hyphenation: bùz‧zi‧co

Deverbal from buzzicare (“to whisper, murmur”) +‎ -o.

buzzico m (plural buzzichi)

1. (dated) a murmur, whisper; a light rustling sound

   Synonyms: buzzichio, mormorio, sussurro, fruscio

   tirare/sparare a buzzico ― (hunting) to shoot in the direction from which the sound of the game comes

• buzzico¹ in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• buzzico¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• buzzico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• bùzzico o buzzichìo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Unknown.

buzzico m (uncountable)

1. (games, Rome, dated) tag (kids chasing game)

   Synonym: acchiapparella

• buzzico rampichino

• buzzico² in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• buzzico² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• bùzzico in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Uncertain. Some sources derive this from the dialectal Arabic بُوزَقّ (būzaqq, “someone with a belly”), from بُو (bū, “someone with”) +‎ زَقّ (zaqq, “belly”). The semantic shift is explainable due to the container's characteristic shape, compare buzzicone (“fat person”), which seemingly retained the original meaning. Anyhow most certainly akin to buzzo (“fat, belly”). The voiceless /ts/ instead of /dz/ is likely due to influence of the other senses.

buzzico m (plural buzzichi)

2. (regional, central-southern Italy) tin oil container with a long spout

• buzzico³ in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

buzzico

1. first-person singular present indicative of buzzicare

• buzzico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)