Calcabrina

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of calca (stomp, trample) +‎ brina (frost), literally Frost Stomper.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkal.kaˈbri.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Cal‧ca‧brì‧na

Proper noun

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Calcabrina m

  1. a fictional devil from Hell in the Divine Comedy
    Hypernym: Malebranche f pl
    Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Graffiacane m, Libicocco m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m