trabocchetto

Italian

Etymology

From Old Occitan trabuquet. Compare Piedmontese trabucèt, trabücet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tra.bokˈket.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: tra‧boc‧chét‧to

Noun

trabocchetto m (plural trabocchetti)

  1. trap door
  2. booby trap
  3. (by extension) trap

Adjective

trabocchetto (invariable)

  1. (relational) trick; that lays a figurative trap or bait
    domanda trabocchetto ― trick question
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