scarafaggio
Italian
Etymology
For Vulgar Latin *scarafaius (cf. 10th c. glosses scarafagius), a local, perhaps Oscanized variant of Latin scarabaeus (“scarab, dung beetle”), of uncertain origin. This variant is also reflected by several Provencal forms.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
scarafaggio m (plural scarafaggi)
- (entomology) cockroach
- (figurative) a short person that has black hair or usually wears black clothes
Synonyms
- blatta f
Related terms
References
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “scarabaeus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: invalid volume number
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Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
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- Rhymes:Italian/addʒo
- Rhymes:Italian/addʒo/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Entomology
- it:Cockroaches
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