tappabuco

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tappa (“to plug”) +‎ buco (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tap.paˈbu.ko/
• Rhymes: -uko
• Hyphenation: tap‧pa‧bù‧co

Noun

tappabuco m (plural tappabuchi)

1. (journalism) short article inserted to fill a page of a newspaper; filler

   Synonym: zeppa