scabbia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin scabia, from Latin scabiēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskab.bja/
  • Rhymes: -abbja
  • Hyphenation: scàb‧bia

Noun

scabbia f (plural scabbie)

  1. (pathology) scabies
  2. (by extension) any disease that turns the skin dry and scaly

Derived terms

  • scabbiatura

Further reading

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