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:cazzo

Interjection

minchia

1. Synonym of cazzo! (interjection)

Derived terms

• minchione

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• manichi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• menchia (obsolete)
• mìnchia (orthographic trisyllabic spelling)
• mincia (palatalization)
• minghia (sonorization)
• 'nchia (apheretic)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mintula, from Latin mentula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiŋ.kja/

(standard)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiŋ.ki.a/ (trisyllabic pronunciation)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmiŋ.t͡ʃa/ (palatalized)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛŋ.kja/ (Emphatic pronunciation)

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, they stole my car!

3. (slang) A stupid person.

Coordinate terms

• pacchiu
• nnicchiu
• sticchiu

Derived terms

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