schifo
See also: schifò
Italian
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Old French eschiu (“shy, timid”) (cf. eschiver), from Frankish *skeuh (“shy, timid, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, frightened”). Cognate with Old English sċēoh (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”), Sicilian schifìu (“disgust, mess”). More at shy, eschew.
Noun
editschifo m (plural schifi)
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edit- → English: skeevy
Verb
editschifo
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Old High German skif. More at skiff, ship.
Noun
editschifo m (plural schifi)
- dinghy (small sailing boat)
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