Wiktionary

sberleffo

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zberˈlɛf.fo/, /zberˈlef.fo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛffo, -effo
  • Hyphenation: sber‧lèf‧fo, sber‧léf‧fo
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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Old High German lëffur (“lip”) and maybe merged with sberla (“slap”).

Noun

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sberleffo m (plural sberleffi)

  1. face, grimace, sneer
    Synonyms: boccaccia, linguaccia, smorfia

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sberleffo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sberleffare

References

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  1. ^ sberleffo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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