malmostoso
Italian
editEtymology
editDerived from Lombard malmostos (“surly, grumpy”, literally “badly juicy”), derived from mal (“badly”) + mostos (“producing must; juicy”, adjective). By surface analysis, mal- + mostoso.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmalmostoso (feminine malmostosa, masculine plural malmostosi, feminine plural malmostose)
- (chiefly northern Italy) peevish, cantankerous, surly
- Synonyms: scontroso, scorbutico
References
edit- malmostoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana