scappatoia

Italian

Etymology

From scappare (“to escape”) +‎ -toia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skap.paˈto.ja/, /skap.paˈtɔ.ja/
• Rhymes: -oja, -ɔja
• Hyphenation: scap‧pa‧tó‧ia, scap‧pa‧tò‧ia

Noun

scappatoia f (plural scappatoie)

1. expedient to avoid a difficult situation; way out, loophole, pretext

   scappatoia fiscale ― tax loophole

   cercare scappatoie ― to fish for excuses

   la risposta è incompleta, invece proprio una scappatoia

   the answer is incomplete, it's actually just a cop-out