beccalaglio
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of becca + l' + aglio, literally “peck the garlic”, after the phrase uttered during the game.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beccalaglio m (uncountable)
- a game similar to blind man's buff
Further reading
[edit]- beccalaglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana