malalingua

Italian

Etymology

mala, feminine of malo (“evil, wicked, bad”) + lingua (“tongue”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌma.laˈlin.ɡwa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -inɡwa
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧lìn‧gua

Noun

malalingua f (plural malelingue)

  1. backbiter
  2. rumourmonger

Synonyms

References

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