schifo
See also: schifò
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Etymology 1 edit
From 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.
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schifo m (plural schifi)
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- → English: skeevy
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schifo
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Old High German skif, from Proto-Germanic *skipą. More at skiff, ship.
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schifo m (plural schifi)
- dinghy (small sailing boat)