Libicocco

Italian

Etymology

Possibly a blend of libeccio (“libecchio, southwest wind”) +‎ scirocco (“sirocco, southeast wind”), indicating the devil's windlike fury.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.biˈkɔk.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɔkko
• Hyphenation: Li‧bi‧còc‧co

Proper noun

Libicocco m

1. a fictional devil from Hell in the Divine Comedy

   Hypernym: Malebranche f pl

   Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Graffiacane m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m