straccio
See also: stracciò
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from stracciare (“to tear, rip”) + -o.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “or from the adjective below?”)
Noun edit
straccio m (plural stracci)
- rag
- (regional) mop, duster
- Synonyms: borraccio, canovaccio
- Passo lo straccio per casa quasi ogni giorno.
- I mop my house almost every day.
- (figurative) wretch (miserable person)
- Synonyms: miserabile, rudere
- (regional, usually in the plural) lasagna
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From stracciare + -o (forms participles).
Adjective edit
straccio (feminine straccia, masculine plural stracci, feminine plural stracce)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
straccio