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Italian
Etymology
From Latin pudibundus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.diˈbon.do/
- Rhymes: -ondo
- Hyphenation: pu‧di‧bón‧do
Adjective
pudibondo (feminine pudibonda, masculine plural pudibondi, feminine plural pudibonde)
- modest, demure
- prudish, priggish
Further reading
- pudibondo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana