azzeccagarbugli
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of azzecca (“to hit (the target)”) + garbuglio (“tangles, messes”), literally “untangler, unbungler (loosely)”. Originally the name of Named after a corrupt lawyer from the novel The Betrothed.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /adˌd͡zek.ka.ɡarˈbuʎ.ʎi/, (traditional) /atˌt͡sek.ka.ɡarˈbuʎ.ʎi/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -uʎʎi
- Hyphenation: az‧zec‧ca‧gar‧bù‧gli
Noun
[edit]azzeccagarbugli m (invariable)
- pettifogger (unskilled lawyer)
- Synonym: leguleio
- meddler, busybody
- Synonyms: faccendiere, ficcanaso, garbuglione, intrallazzone, maneggione, traffichino, trafficone
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ azzeccagarbugli in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- ^ azzeccagarbugli in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
[edit]Azzecca-garbugli on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it