strampalato

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. odd, eccentric

   Synonyms: strano, strambo, bizzarro, stravagante

Derived terms

• strampalataggine