sbilenco

Italian

Etymology

In part from Lombardic lenk (“aslant, left”). Compare German lenk (“left”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zbiˈlen.ko/, (traditional) /zbiˈlɛn.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -enko, (traditional) -ɛnko
  • Hyphenation: sbi‧lén‧co, (traditional) sbi‧lèn‧co

Adjective

sbilenco (feminine sbilenca, masculine plural sbilenchi, feminine plural sbilenche)

  1. crooked, misshapen, lopsided
  2. twisted

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ sbilenco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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