Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugiō (to flee secretly), from subter (under) and fugio (to flee).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sot.terˈfu.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -udʒo
  • Hyphenation: sot‧ter‧fù‧gio

Noun edit

sotterfugio m (plural sotterfugi)

  1. subterfuge

Further reading edit

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