accattapane

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of accatta (to beg for) +‎ pane (bread).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /akˌkat.taˈpa.ne/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ane
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cat‧ta‧pà‧ne

Noun[edit]

accattapane m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (rare) beggar, mendicant

References[edit]

  1. ^ accattapane in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication