bengodi

Italian

Etymology

From ben (“well”, apocopic form of bene) +‎ godi (“enjoy”, imperative form of godere). First used in Boccaccio's Decameron as the setting for a novella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈɡɔ.di/
• Rhymes: -ɔdi
• Hyphenation: ben‧gò‧di

Noun

bengodi m (invariable)

1. an imagined land of plenty, a land of milk and honey (Can we find and add a quotation of Boccaccio to this entry?)

   Questo posto è proprio un bengodi!

   This place is a real land of plenty!

Usage notes

• Sometimes capitalized and used as proper noun.