abbassalingua

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of abbassa (“to lower”) +‎ lingua (“tongue”); probably a calque of French abaisse-langue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˌbas.saˈlin.ɡwa/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -inɡwa
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bas‧sa‧lìn‧gua

Noun

abbassalingua m (invariable)

  1. tongue depressor

References

  1. ^ abbassalingua in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  2. ^ abbassalingua in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • abbassalingua in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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