scorfano
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina). Doublet of scorpena, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscorfano m (plural scorfani)
- scorpionfish
- Synonym: scorpena
- (figurative) a very ugly person
- Synonym: pugno nell'occhio
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔrfano
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔrfano/3 syllables
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- it:Scorpaeniform fish