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Italian
Etymology
From Latin opprobrium (“reproach; scandal”), derived from opprobrō (“to reproach, taunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obˈbrɔ.brjo/
- Rhymes: -ɔbrjo
- Hyphenation: ob‧brò‧brio
Noun
obbrobrio m (plural obbrobri)
- disgrace, shame, opprobrium
- mess, eyesore
- (rare, in the plural) insult
- face like a bag of spanners (very ugly face)
Further reading
- obbrobrio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana