minchia

See also: Min-chia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian minchia (dick, cock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.kja/
  • Rhymes: -inkja
  • Hyphenation: mìn‧chia

Noun

minchia f (plural minchie, augmentative minchióne)

  1. (slang, vulgar, regional) penis
  2. (uncountable) something unwanted or poor quality; rubbish, gunk, crap, shit (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

Interjection

minchia

  1. synonym of cazzo! (interjection)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • minchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • 'nchia, 'nghia, 'ncia (apheretic)
  • mincia (palatalized)
  • minghia (sonorized)
  • menchia (e-coloured)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mintula, from Latin mentula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.kja/, [ˈmiŋ.ca], [-kɪ.a], [-t͡ʃa], [ˈmɛŋ-]
  • Rhymes: -iŋca, -iŋkɪa, -int͡ʃa, -ɛŋca
  • Hyphenation: mìn‧chia

Noun

minchia f (plural minchi)

  1. (vulgar) cock, dick, penis
    Synonyms: aceḍḍu, cazzu, ciḍḍuzza, cicia, ciolla, marruggiu, piciollu, vìriga, vastuni, zonna
  2. (vulgar) An interjection often used to mean surprise, disdain or appreciation.
    Minchia! Mi futteru a màchina!
    Fuck, somebody stole my car!
  3. (slang) A stupid person.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • a minchia china
  • amminchiulutu
  • minchia china di acqua
  • minchia di mari
  • minchiata
  • minchiataru
  • minchiatuna
  • minchiazza
  • minchieḍḍa
  • minchiteḍḍa
  • minchiuliḍḍa
  • minchiuni
  • minchiuzza
  • mìzzica
  • sminchiari
  • sminchiatu

Descendants

  • Italian: minchia