sciacallo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, jackal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ʃaˈkal.lo/
  • Rhymes: -allo
  • Hyphenation: scia‧càl‧lo

Noun

sciacallo m (plural sciacalli)

  1. jackal
  2. profiteer
  3. looter