mangiasego

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mangiasego m (invariable)

  1. Austrian soldier (who traditionally applied tallow to their moustaches)
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