calabrache

Italian

Etymology

Univerbation of cala (“drop”) +‎ brache (“pants”), from the locution calare le brache (“to surrender”, literally “to drop one's pants”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.laˈbra.ke/
• Rhymes: -ake
• Hyphenation: ca‧la‧brà‧che

Noun

calabrache m (invariable)

1. (uncountable) a card game where the objective is to discard all the cards in one's hand, by pairing them up with cards on the table
2. someone who is cowardly or submissive

Further reading

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