Italian

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Etymology

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From tanfo (smell, stench (of mold)) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tanˈfo.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: tan‧fó‧so

Adjective

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tanfoso (feminine tanfosa, masculine plural tanfosi, feminine plural tanfose)

  1. (literary, rare) that smells like mold

Further reading

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