Meaning
fat, flab; meat
- body fat or flab
- meat (in child-directed speech)
- nothing doing, tough luck (in the idiom 'non c'è ciccia')
In a sentence
Voglio smaltire un po' di ciccia prima dell'estate.
I want to burn off a bit of flab before the summer.
Mangi tutta la ciccia che ti ha preparato la mamma?
Are you going to eat all the meat that mom cooked for you?
Abbiamo chiesto uno sconto ma ci hanno detto: niente ciccia!
We asked for a discount, but they told us: nothing doing!
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ciccia | feminine · singular |
| cicce | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: avoid in formal writing.
- The idiom 'non c'è ciccia' means there is nothing to be gained or tough luck.