cavafango

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Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of cava (to extract, to pull out) +‎ fango (mud).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.vaˈfan.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -anɡo
  • Hyphenation: ca‧va‧fàn‧go

Noun

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cavafango m (plural cavafanghi)

  1. a barge equipped with tools to dig on muddy seabeds near ports and canals (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Synonym: cavafondo

Further reading

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  • cavafango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cavafango in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication