Italian

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Etymology

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From pattume +‎ -aglia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pat.tuˈmaʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -aʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: pat‧tu‧mà‧glia

Noun

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pattumaglia f (plural pattumaglie)

  1. (collective) garbage
  2. (figurative, collective) riff-raff

Further reading

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  • pattumaglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana