vergogna
See also: vergògna
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of verecondia, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vergogna f (plural vergogne)
- shame, disgrace, discredit, scandal
- embarrassment, shyness
- (in the plural) private parts
- Synonym: genitali
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- vergogna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana