magnificat
See also: Magnificat
Italian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Latin magnificat, 3rd-person present active indicative of magnificō (“to praise, glorify”). The familiar sense comes from a jocular influence from magnare, variant of mangiare (“to eat”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmagnificat m (invariable)
- (Catholicism) Magnificat (liturgical canticle)
- (informal) eating (act of eating)
- Synonym: mangiare
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- magnificat in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
editVerb
editmagnificat
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- Rhymes:Italian/ifikat
- Rhymes:Italian/ifikat/4 syllables
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