doccia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdot.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ottʃa
• Hyphenation: dóc‧cia

Etymology 1

Probably a back-formation of doccione (“conduit, spout”), from Latin ductiōnem, from ducere, infinitive of dūcō (“lead, guide; draw, pull”), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin root *ducea, ultimately from the same root.

Noun

doccia f (plural docce)

1. shower

   Sei nella doccia? ― Are you in the shower?

2. drainpipe
3. (surgery) plaster cast

Related terms

• addocciare
• doccetta
• docciare
• docciaschiuma m
• docciatura
• doccione

Descendants

• → French: douche f (see for further descendants)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

doccia

1. inflection of docciare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• accido, accodi, occida