mordacchia

Italian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *mordacia (< Latin mordax), probably altered to a form *mordacula from influence from tenacula. Compare French mordache, Portuguese mordaça, Spanish mordaza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /morˈdak.kja/
  • Rhymes: -akkja
  • Hyphenation: mor‧dàc‧chia

Noun

mordacchia f (plural mordacchie)

  1. muzzle
    Synonym: museruola
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