befano

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈfa.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: be‧fà‧no

Noun

befano m (plural befani)

1. (rare, humorous or derogatory) male equivalent of befana (“old hag”); ugly old man

Further reading

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