antisputo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anti- +‎ sputo (spit).

Adjective[edit]

antisputo (invariable)

  1. (neologism) that protects from spit or saliva; anti-spit
    • 2020 September 3, “Usa, due afroamericani uccisi dalla polizia. Biden vola a Kenosha: "Incriminare gli agenti responsabili" [USA, two African-Americans killed by the police. Biden flies to Kenosha: "Charge the responsible agents"]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      Gli agenti gli infilano in testa una maschera "antisputo", una sorta di cappuccio usato per proteggere i poliziotti dalla saliva delle persone fermate, soprattutto in tempi di pandemia.
      The agents put a "spit" mask on his head, a type of hood used to protect policemen from the saliva of people stopped, above all else in the times of the pandemic.

Noun[edit]

antisputo m (plural antisputi)

  1. (neologism) spit guard