Meaning
hubbub, chatter
- hubbub, chatter, buzz of voices
In a sentence
C'era un gran vocio fuori dal bar.
There was a lot of chatter outside the bar.
Che vocio in classe oggi, non si studia.
What a racket in class today, no one can study.
Il vocio è arrivato fin qui?
Did the chatter reach all the way here?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vocio | masculine · singular |
| voci | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use vocio for a collective background noise of many voices, not one person's shout; for a single loud cry, use urlo or grido.
- More literary and less common than chiacchiericcio or brusio in everyday speech; often found in narration or descriptive writing.
- Usually appears in phrases like un vocio or fare vocio; it is countable, but the singular is the most typical form.