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Italian
Etymology
From Latin praefica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɛ.fi.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɛfika
- Hyphenation: prè‧fi‧ca
Noun
prefica f (plural prefiche)
- wailer (hired mourner)
1912, Grazia Deledda, Colombi e sparvieri [Doves and Hawks], Milan: Fratelli Treves, Parte I, Capitolo VIII, page 81:Alcune donne continuavano al ululare mentre le prefiche di mestiere ricevevano già il compenso: una misura di frumento e una libbra di formaggio.- Some women kept on wailing, while the professional wailers were already being compensated: a measure of wheat and a pound of cheese.
- (figurative, uncommon) whiner, moaner