minuzzaglia

Italian

Etymology

From minuzzare, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *minūtiālia, from Latin minūtia. Compare Friulian minuçae, Old French menuisaille, Portuguese miuçalha, Aromanian minutsalji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.nutˈt͡saʎ.ʎa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nuz‧zà‧glia

Noun

minuzzaglia f (plural minuzzaglie)

  1. small fry
  2. scum, rabble, plebs

References

  1. ^ minuzzaglia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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