vendifumo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of vendi (“to sell”) +‎ fumo (“smoke”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ven.diˈfu.mo/
  • Rhymes: -umo
  • Hyphenation: ven‧di‧fù‧mo

Noun[edit]

vendifumo m (plural vendifumi)

  1. (colloquial) one who tries to cheat others by boasting about a nonexistent ability or unrealistic possibility; snake oil salesman, swindler
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