Graffiacane

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of graffia (“scratch”) +‎ cane (“dog”), literally “Dog Scratcher” or “Scratcher Dog”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡraf.fjaˈka.ne/
• Rhymes: -ane
• Hyphenation: Graf‧fia‧cà‧ne

Proper noun

Graffiacane m

1. a fictional devil from Hell in the Divine Comedy

   Hypernym: Malebranche f pl

   Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Libicocco m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m