pitoccheria

Italian

Etymology

From pitocco +‎ -eria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.tok.keˈri.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: pi‧toc‧che‧rì‧a

Noun

pitoccheria f (plural pitoccherie)

1. the state or condition of being a pitocco:
   1. beggary, mendicancy
   2. (by extension) stinginess, skinflintiness
2. a deed or behaviour/behavior befitting a pitocco:
   1. a beggarly deed or behaviour/behavior
   2. (by extension) a stingy or tightwaddish deed or behaviour/behavior

Related terms

• pitoccare
• pitocco

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• archetipico, coperchiati, picchiatore, pitoccherai