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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