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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English pip-squeak (“insignificant person”) + -ano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈskwa.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: pi‧squà‧no
Noun
pisquano m (plural pisquani, feminine pisquana)
- (northern Italy) a silly or inept person
- 2018, Andrea Frediani & Massimo Lugli, Lo chiamavano Gladiatore, Newton Compton editori (publ.).
Solo lui poteva portarsi una puttana a casa, innamorarsi come un pisquano e lasciare un malloppo come quello a portata di mano.- Only he could bring home a whore, falling in love like a fool and leave stolen loot like that within reach.
- Synonyms: sciocco, inetto, stupido
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