befano

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /beˈfa.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: be‧fà‧no

Noun[edit]

befano m (plural befani)

  1. (rare, humorous or derogatory) male equivalent of befana (old hag); ugly old man

Further reading[edit]

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