scannauomini

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of scanna (“to oppress through high prices”) +‎ uomini (“men”).

Noun[edit]

scannauomini m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. usurer, loan shark
    Synonym: strozzino
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