abbaiatore

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From abbaiare (to bark) +‎ -tore.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ab.ba.jaˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧ia‧tó‧re

Adjective[edit]

abbaiatore (feminine abbaiatrice, masculine plural abbaiatori, feminine plural abbaiatrici)

  1. barking, baying
  2. (figurative) slanderous
    Synonym: maldicente

Noun[edit]

abbaiatore m (plural abbaiatori)

  1. barking or baying animal
  2. (figurative) slanderer

Further reading[edit]

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