scabbia

Italian

Alternative forms

• scaggia

Etymology

From Late Latin scabia, from Latin scabiēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskab.bja/
• Rhymes: -abbja
• Hyphenation: scàb‧bia

Noun

scabbia f (plural scabbie)

1. (pathology) scabies
2. (by extension) any disease that turns the skin dry and scaly

Derived terms

• scabbiatura

Related terms

• scabbioso

Further reading

• scabbia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana