Malacoda

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Etymology

From mala (bad, evil) +‎ coda (tail), literally Evil Tail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌma.laˈko.da/
  • Rhymes: -oda
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧có‧da

Proper noun

Malacoda m

  1. the leader of a fictional group of devils from Hell in the Divine Comedy
    Hypernym: Malebranche f pl
    Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Graffiacane m, Libicocco m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m