brighella
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See also: Brighella
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Brighella, a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. From brigare (“to intrigue”) + -ella (noun-forming diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brighella m (invariable)
- a cunning person who tries to take advantage of the situation through trickery
Categories:
- Italian eponyms
- Italian terms suffixed with -ella
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛlla
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛlla/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
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