cavafango

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cava (“to extract, to pull out”) +‎ fango (“mud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈfan.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -anɡo
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧fàn‧go

Noun

cavafango m (plural cavafanghi)

1. a barge equipped with tools to dig on muddy seabeds near ports and canals (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   Synonym: cavafondo

Further reading

• cavafango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cavafango in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication