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Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + capo (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrat.taˈka.po/
- Rhymes: -apo
- Hyphenation: grat‧ta‧cà‧po
Noun
grattacapo m (plural grattacapi)
- (informal) poser, worry, nuisance, headache
- Synonyms: briga, noia, fastidio, preoccupazione, seccatura
2018 February 21, Simone Disegni, “I millennial di Volt vogliono dare la scossa all’Ue: «Ora la rilanciamo noi»”, in Corriere della Sera:Dieci mesi dopo, l’associazione si è dotata di un nome ed un brand – il primo provvisorio «Vox» creava troppi grattacapi ai giovani spagnoli che temevano confusioni col partito più a destra del loro Paese – […]- Ten months after, the association gave itself a name and a brand – the first provisional "Vox" created too many headaches for the young Spanish people who feared confusion with the rightest party of their Country –
Further reading
- grattacapo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana