cerbero
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Cerbero (“Cerberus”), the mythological three-headed dog guarding the entrance of Hades.
Pronunciation
[edit]- like Cerbero
Noun
[edit]cerbero m (plural cerberi)
- (figurative) a guard, keeper who is very strict
- (by extension) someone who is hard to deal with; a rude person
Further reading
[edit]- cerbero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- cerbero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication