abbaiata

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of abbaiare (“to bay, bark”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ab.baˈja.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧ià‧ta

Noun[edit]

abbaiata f (plural abbaiate)

  1. barking, baying
  2. (figurative, rare) a yell aimed at ridiculing or reproaching someone

Further reading[edit]

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