strampalato

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Italian

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Etymology

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Uncertain, perhaps from strambo (“strange”) and trampoli (“stilts”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stram.paˈla.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: stram‧pa‧là‧to

Adjective

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strampalato (feminine strampalata, masculine plural strampalati, feminine plural strampalate)

  1. odd, eccentric
    Synonyms: strano, strambo, bizzarro, stravagante

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ strampalato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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