mangiacarte

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) +‎ carte (“papers”).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˌman.d͡ʒaˈkar.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -arte
  • Hyphenation: man‧gia‧càr‧te

Noun

[edit]

mangiacarte m (invariable)

  1. pettifogger

References

[edit]
  1. ^ mangiacarte in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

[edit]
  • mangiacarte in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=mangiacarte&oldid=70738720"