Vecchio - Wikipedia Vecchio (Italian: [ˈvɛkkjo]; pl : vecchi; meaning 'old one' or simply 'old') is a category of aged, male characters from Italian commedia dell'arte theatre The primary members of this group are Pantalone, il Dottore, [1] and il Capitano [2]
Italian Word of the Day: Vecchio (old) - Daily Italian Words Although the word vecchio is perfectly acceptable when talking about objects, a more polite alternative when referring to people is the adjective anziano which translates as elderly or senior