guerriglia

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla. By surface analysis, guerra (war) +‎ -iglia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwerˈriʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: guer‧rì‧glia

Noun

guerriglia f (plural guerriglie)

  1. guerrilla warfare
  2. (figurative) continuous criticism or opprobrium

Further reading

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