mentecatto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mente captus (“insane”, “mad”, literally “seized by the mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /men.teˈkat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: men‧te‧càt‧to

Adjective

mentecatto (feminine mentecatta, masculine plural mentecatti, feminine plural mentecatte)

1. half-witted
2. imbecilic

Related terms

• mentecattaggine

Noun

mentecatto m (plural mentecatti)

1. half-wit
2. imbecile