Libicocco

Italian

Etymology

Possibly a blend of libeccio (“libecchio, southwest wind”) +‎ scirocco (“sirocco, southeast wind”), indicating the devil's windlike fury.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.biˈkɔk.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkko
  • Hyphenation: Li‧bi‧còc‧co

Proper noun

Libicocco 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, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Graffiacane m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m
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