Italian

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Etymology

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From Salgari +‎ -iano, after Emilio Salgari, an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sal.ɡaˈrja.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: sal‧ga‧rià‧no

Adjective

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salgariano (feminine salgariana, masculine plural salgariani, feminine plural salgariane)

  1. Salgarian
  2. swashbuckling

Further reading

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