politicastro

Italian

Etymology

From politico +‎ -astro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.li.tiˈka.stro/
• Rhymes: -astro
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧cà‧stro

Noun

politicastro m (plural politicastri, feminine politicastra)

1. a third-rate politician

Further reading

• politicastro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• politicastro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• politicàstro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• politicastro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• politicastro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From político +‎ -astro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /politiˈkastɾo/ [po.li.t̪iˈkas.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -astɾo
• Syllabification: po‧li‧ti‧cas‧tro

Noun

politicastro m (plural politicastros, feminine politicastra, feminine plural politicastras)

1. corrupt politician

Further reading

• “politicastro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16