scarafaggio

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *scarafaius, from Latin scarabaeus (“scarab, dung beetle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ska.raˈfad.d͡ʒo/, [s̪kär̺äˈfäd͡ːʒo̞]
  • Rhymes: -addʒo
  • Hyphenation: sca‧ra‧fàg‧gio

Noun

scarafaggio m (plural scarafaggi)

  1. (entomology) cockroach
  2. (figuratively) A short.person that has black hair or usually wears black clothes.

Synonyms
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