Draghignazzo

Italian

Etymology

Possibly a blend of drago (“dragon”) +‎ sghignazzo (“sneer, guffaw”), literally “Sneering Dragon”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dra.ɡiɲˈɲat.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -attso
  • Hyphenation: Dra‧ghi‧gnàz‧zo

Proper noun

Draghignazzo m

  1. a fictional devil from Hell in the Divine Comedy
    Hypernym: Malebranche f pl
    Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Farfarello m, Graffiacane m, Libicocco m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m
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