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Italian
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Spanish malejo, derived from malo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlɛʃ.ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ɛʃʃo
- Hyphenation: ma‧lè‧scio
Adjective
malescio (feminine malescia, masculine plural malesci, feminine plural malesce)
- having a hard shell that is difficult to get into (of a nut)
- stubborn
- sickly
Further reading
- malescio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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