abbassalingua

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Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of abbassa (“to lower”) +‎ lingua (“tongue”); probably a calque of French abaisse-langue.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abˌbas.saˈlin.ɡwa/^[1]^[2]
Rhymes: -inɡwa
Hyphenation: ab‧bas‧sa‧lìn‧gua

Noun

abbassalingua m (invariable)

tongue depressor

References

^ abbassalingua in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
^ abbassalingua in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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

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