strangolapreti

English

Etymology

From Italian, literally "priest stranglers".

Noun

strangolapreti

  1. any of several types of pasta or gnocchi having regional forms

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of strangola (“to strangle”) +‎ preti (“priests”), literally “priest stranglers”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌstran.ɡo.laˈprɛ.ti/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛti
  • Hyphenation: stran‧go‧la‧prè‧ti

Noun

strangolapreti m pl (plural only)

  1. strangolapreti
    Synonym: strozzapreti

References

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