micragna

Italian

Alternative forms

• migragna (less common)

Etymology

Through a jocular transfer of sense, from Late Latin hēmicrānia (“migraine”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrānía). Doublet of emicrania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈkraɲ.ɲa/
• Rhymes: -aɲɲa
• Hyphenation: mi‧crà‧gna

Noun

micragna f (plural micragne) (regional)

1. poverty
2. stinginess, meanness

Derived terms

• micragnoso