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pacifondaio

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Italian

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Etymology

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From pace (peace) + (guerra)fondaio ((war)monger).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.t͡ʃi.fonˈda.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ci‧fon‧dà‧io

Adjective

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pacifondaio (feminine pacifondaia, masculine plural pacifondai, feminine plural pacifondaie)

  1. acting like a peacemonger

Noun

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pacifondaio m (plural pacifondai, feminine pacifondaia)

  1. (historical, derogatory) peacemonger

Further reading

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