menagramo

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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)

  1. 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