salamelecco
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- salamelecche (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʿalaykum, “peace upon you”, a common greeting). See also Portuguese salamaleque and French salamalec.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛkko
Noun[edit]
salamelecco m (plural salamelecchi)
- (informal, usually derogatory, especially in the plural) bowing and scraping, flattery
- Lo accolse con molti salamelecchi.
- He received him with much bowing and scraping.
- Synonyms: cerimonia, complimento, convenevole, leziosaggine, moina, smanceria