cacarella

Italian

Alternative forms

  • cacherella

Etymology

From cacare (“to shit”) +‎ -arella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.kaˈrɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ca‧rèl‧la

Noun

cacarella f (plural cacarelle)

  1. (vulgar) the shits, diarrhoea
    Synonyms: cacaiola, cagotto
  2. (vulgar, figurative) fear

Further reading

  • cacarella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cacarella in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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