Ciocia
Also known as Ciocie, Zampitto, Zampitti, Ciòcia, Chiòchiera, Sciòscio
thumb|Man wearing ciocie thumb|A pair of ciocie Ciocia (pl. ciocie) is a kind of Italian footwear, now typically associated with the rural population of mountainous areas of Italy and the western Balkans. The traditional form of ciocie are made with large leather soles, tied to the leg by straps ( or ) bound between the ankle and the knee. Rather than socks, a large piece of loose cloth (, pl. ) was placed around the feet, ankles, and calves under the ciocie.
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thumb|Man wearing ciocie thumb|A pair of ciocie Ciocia (pl. ciocie) is a kind of Italian footwear, now typically associated with the rural population of mountainous areas of Italy and the western Balkans. The traditional form of ciocie are made with large leather soles, tied to the leg by straps ( or ) bound between the ankle and the knee. Rather than socks, a large piece of loose cloth (, pl. ) was placed around the feet, ankles, and calves under the ciocie.
==Names== Ciocia is the name for the footwear used in Rome and northern Lazio, where it is pronounced . In Marche and Abruzzo, the same footwear is called chioca, pronounced ; in Abruzzo, it is also known as chiochiera (); around Minturno, ciòcero (); in Campania, sciòscio (); and in southern Lazio, Colli Albani, and the Mezzogiorno generally, zampitto (). Most of these names probably derive from the Latin soccus, a kind of ancient Anatolian slipper popularized as part of the typical costume in Ancient Greek comedy. The form worn in the western Balkans is known as opanci.