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abbaiatore

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Italian

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Etymology

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From abbaiare (to bark) +‎ -tore.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ab.ba.jaˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧ia‧tó‧re

Adjective

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abbaiatore (feminine abbaiatrice, masculine plural abbaiatori, feminine plural abbaiatrici)

  1. barking, baying
  2. (figurative) slanderous
    Synonym: maldicente

Noun

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abbaiatore m (plural abbaiatori)

  1. barking or baying animal
  2. (figurative) slanderer

Further reading

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