Italian

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin fūnambulus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuˈnam.bo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ambolo
  • Hyphenation: fu‧nàm‧bo‧lo

Noun

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funambolo m (plural funamboli, feminine funambola)

  1. tightrope walker
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Further reading

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