battifiacca

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (to beat, to strike) +‎ fiacca (laziness).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bat.tiˈfjak.ka/
  • Rhymes: -akka
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧fiàc‧ca

Noun[edit]

battifiacca m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. lazybones
  2. slacker

Further reading[edit]

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