schifo

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See also: schifò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈski.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Hyphenation: schì‧fo

Etymology 1

From Old French eschiu (“shy, timid”) (cf. eschiver), from Frankish *skeuh (“shy, timid, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, frightened”). Cognate with Old English sċēoh (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”), Sicilian schifìu (“disgust, mess”). More at shy, eschew.

Noun

schifo m (plural schifi)

  1. disgust, nausea, loathing
    Synonyms: disgusto, ribrezzo
    che schifo! ― how disgusting!
  2. (colloquial) crap, rubbish
    Cos'è 'sto schifo? ― What's this crap?
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  • → English: skeevy

Verb

schifo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of schifare

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old High German skif. More at skiff, ship.

Noun

schifo m (plural schifi)

  1. dinghy (small sailing boat)
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