schiaffo

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See also: schiaffò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskjaf.fo/
  • Rhymes: -affo
  • Hyphenation: schiàf‧fo

Etymology 1

Of Lombardic origin, compare German Schlappe and English slap, ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

schiaffo m (plural schiaffi)

  1. slap (in the face)
  2. rebuff

Etymology 2

Verb

schiaffo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of schiaffare

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