medicastro

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Italian

Etymology

From medic(o) (medic, doctor) +‎ -astro (-aster, pejorative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.diˈka.stro/
  • Rhymes: -astro
  • Hyphenation: me‧di‧cà‧stro

Noun

medicastro m (plural medicastri)

  1. medicaster, quack, quack doctor (an incompetent doctor of medicine)