bigoncio

Italian

Alternative forms

  • biconcio, bicongio, bigongio, bigonzo (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bicongius, from bi- (“twice”) +‎ congius (“unit of liquid measure”).

Noun

bigoncio m (plural bigonci)

  1. wooden bucket wider and lower than the bigoncia, unflared and with two holes through which a stave is inserted for carrying
  2. (theater) at the entrance, a wooden box in which the usher puts the coupons detached from the tickets
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