obbrobrio
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin opprobrium (“reproach; scandal”), derived from opprobrō (“to reproach, taunt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
obbrobrio m (plural obbrobri)
- disgrace, shame, opprobrium
- mess, eyesore
- (rare, in the plural) insult
- face like a bag of spanners (very ugly face)
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Further reading[edit]
- obbrobrio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana