salamelecco

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace [be] upon you”, a common greeting). See also Portuguese salamaleque and French salamalec.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sa.la.meˈlɛk.ko/, /sa.la.meˈlek.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛkko, -ekko
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧me‧lèc‧co, sa‧la‧me‧léc‧co

Noun[edit]

salamelecco m (plural salamelecchi)

  1. (informal, usually derogatory, especially in the plural) bowing and scraping, flattery
    Synonyms: cerimonia, complimento, convenevole, leziosaggine, moina, smanceria
    Lo accolse con molti salamelecchi.
    He received him with much bowing and scraping.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ salamelecco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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