pappafico
Italian
editEtymology
editVerb-object compound, composed of pappa (“to gobble up”) + fico (“fig”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpappafico m (plural pappafichi)
- (Veneto) Synonym of rigogolo (“golden oriole”)
- (archaic) a kind of hood
- (nautical) Synonym of velaccino
- (chiefly Rome) goatee
- Synonym: pizzo
References
editFurther reading
edit- pappafico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana