battifiacca

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Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of batti (to beat, to strike) +‎ fiacca (laziness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bat.tiˈfjak.ka/
  • Rhymes: -akka
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧fiàc‧ca

Noun

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battifiacca m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. lazybones
  2. slacker

Further reading

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  • battifiacca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana