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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Lombard menagràm. By surface analysis, verb-object compound, composed of mena (“to bring”) + gramo (“wretched (things)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.naˈɡra.mo/
- Rhymes: -amo
- Hyphenation: me‧na‧grà‧mo
Noun
menagramo m or f by sense (invariable)
- jinx (person who is thought to bring bad luck)
1978, “Una donna per amico”, Mogol (lyrics), performed by Lucio Battisti:Che menagramo che sei // eventualmente puoi sempre ridere poi.- What a jinx you are, // eventually you can always laugh.
Further reading
- menagramo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana