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mozzicone

cigarette butt

noun mot-tsee-KOH-neh Rare

Also means

stub

Usage Note

Mozzicone most commonly refers to a cigarette butt (mozzicone di sigaretta), but can also mean the stub of a pencil or candle. It derives from mozzare (to cut off, to lop). The plural is regular: mozziconi.

Examples

"Ha lasciato un mozzicone nel posacenere."

Natural Translation

He left a cigarette butt in the ashtray.

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