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coccio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crock noun A container made of stoneware or earthenware, such as a jar or pot.
  • crockery noun Plates, dishes, cups, and similar tableware, usually made of ceramic material.
  • earthenware noun A non-transparent, somewhat porous type of pottery made from clay and other substances.
  • shard noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
  • wimp noun Someone seen as weak, timid, or lacking backbone.

Senses

coccio is used for these senses in English:

  • crock A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
  • crockery Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.
  • earthenware (ceramics, often, attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
  • potsherd (often, archaeology) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
  • shard (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
  • wimp (chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.

crock — full definition

  1. noun A container made of stoneware or earthenware, such as a jar or pot.
  2. noun Informal: nonsense, or a poor excuse.
  3. noun Informal: a person, animal, or vehicle worn out or limited by age or injury.
  4. verb To injure or break something.
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