Meaning
hickey; dummy
- A temporary red mark left on the skin by kissing or sucking; love bite, hickey
- A pacifier or dummy for a baby (regional or colloquial variant of 'ciuccio')
In a sentence
Cercava di nascondere il succhiotto sul collo tirando su il colletto della camicia.
He tried to hide the hickey on his neck by pulling up his shirt collar.
Hai un succhiotto enorme proprio lì: si vede benissimo!
You have a huge hickey right there: it's totally visible!
Il bambino ha smesso di piangere non appena la madre gli ha dato il succhiotto.
The baby stopped crying as soon as his mother gave him the pacifier.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| succhiotto | masculine · singular |
| succhiotti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: avoid in polite company when referring to a love bite.
- Formed from 'succhiare' (to suck) with the diminutive/familiar suffix '-otto'.