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Italian
Etymology
Of Southern Italian origin, from Latin sapientem (“discerning, wise”), present active participle of sapiō (“to be wise”). Doublet of sapiente.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /satˈt͡ʃɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: sac‧cèn‧te
Adjective
saccente (plural saccenti)
- presumptuous, conceited
- (archaic) learned, intelligent
- (archaic) slick, clever
Derived terms
Noun
saccente m or f by sense (plural saccenti)
- (derogatory) know-it-all
Further reading
- saccente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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