salamelecco
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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace upon you”, a common greeting). See also Portuguese salamaleque and French salamalec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.la.meˈlɛk.ko/, /sa.la.meˈlek.ko/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛkko, -ekko
- Hyphenation: sa‧la‧me‧lèc‧co, sa‧la‧me‧léc‧co
Noun
salamelecco m (plural salamelecchi)
- (informal, usually derogatory, especially in the plural) bowing and scraping, flattery
- Synonyms: cerimonia, complimento, convenevole, leziosaggine, moina, smanceria
- Lo accolse con molti salamelecchi.
- He received him with much bowing and scraping.
Related terms
References
- ^ salamelecco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)