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Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of cava (“to extract, to pull out”) + fango (“mud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.vaˈfan.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -anɡo
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧fàn‧go
Noun
cavafango m (plural cavafanghi)
- a barge equipped with tools to dig on muddy seabeds near ports and canals (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
- Synonym: cavafondo
Further reading
- cavafango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- cavafango in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication