obbrobrio
Italian
Alternative forms
- opprobrio (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin opprobrium (“reproach; scandal”), derived from opprobrō (“I reproach, taunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obˈbrɔ.brjo/, [obˈbr̺ɔːbr̺jo]
- Rhymes: -ɔbrjo
- Stress: obbròbrio
- Hyphenation: ob‧bro‧brio
Noun
obbrobrio m (plural obbrobri)
- disgrace, shame, opprobrium
- mess, eyesore
- (rare, in the plural) insult
- face like a bag of spanners
Related terms
References
- obbrobrio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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