Meaning
lock, strand
- A small bunch or strand of hair, wool, or threads.
In a sentence
Si è tinta solo una ciocca di capelli di blu.
She only dyed one strand of her hair blue.
Aveva una ciocca ribelle che le copriva gli occhi.
She had a stray lock of hair covering her eyes.
Ha conservato una ciocca di capelli del suo primo figlio.
She kept a lock of hair from her first child.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ciocca | feminine · singular |
| ciocche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The plural changes spelling to 'ciocche' to preserve the hard /k/ sound.