Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin sitibundus, derived from Classical Latin sitiō (to thirst).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.tiˈbon.do/
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Hyphenation: si‧ti‧bón‧do

Adjective

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sitibondo (feminine sitibonda, masculine plural sitibondi, feminine plural sitibonde) (literary)

  1. thirsty
    Synonyms: assetato, (obsolete, rare) setoso, (literary) siziente
  2. (figurative) thirsty (craving)
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Further reading

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