menagramo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombard menagràm. By surface analysis, verb-object compound, composed of mena (“to bring”) +‎ gramo (“wretched (things)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.naˈɡra.mo/
• Rhymes: -amo
• Hyphenation: me‧na‧grà‧mo

Noun

menagramo m or f by sense (invariable)

1. jinx (person who is thought to bring bad luck)
   • 1978, “Una donna per amico”, Mogol (lyrics), performed by Lucio Battisti:

     Che menagramo che sei // eventualmente puoi sempre ridere poi.

     What a jinx you are, // eventually you can always laugh.

Further reading

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