attapirato

Italian

Etymology

In reference to the Tapiro d'Oro (“Golden Tapir”), a satirical prize given by the TV program Striscia la Notizia to someone famous who has behaved reprehensibly or ridiculously. Morphologically from a- (“ad-, en-”) +‎ tapiro +‎ -ato (“-ed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at.ta.piˈra.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: at‧ta‧pi‧rà‧to

Adjective

attapirato (feminine attapirata, masculine plural attapirati, feminine plural attapirate)

1. (neologism, humorous) upset for a personal comedown or failure

Further reading

Tapiro d'Oro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it