beccamorto
Italian edit
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Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of becca (“to peck, to peck up”) + morto (“dead person”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beccamorto m (invariable)
- (usually derogatory or dialectal) gravedigger
- Synonym: becchino
- (figurative) womanizer
- Synonym: cascamorto