vergogna

See also: vergògna

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, possibly influenced by cunnus (“vagina”). Doublet of verecondia, which was borrowed. Compare Galician vergoña ~ vergonza, but Portuguese and Occitan vergonha, Spanish vergüenza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /verˈɡoɲ.ɲa/
• Rhymes: -oɲɲa
• Hyphenation: ver‧gó‧gna

• Audio:

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Noun

vergogna f (plural vergogne)

1. shame, disgrace, discredit, scandal

   Synonyms: disonore, (literary) onta

2. embarrassment, shyness

   Synonyms: imbarazzo, timidezza

3. (in the plural) private parts

   Synonym: genitali

Derived terms

• svergognare
• vergognarsi
• vergognoso

Further reading

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