accattapane

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of accatta (“to beg for”) +‎ pane (“bread”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˌkat.taˈpa.ne/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ane
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cat‧ta‧pà‧ne

Noun

accattapane m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (rare) beggar, mendicant

References

  1. ^ accattapane in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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