princisbecco

Italian

un orologio di princisbecco — a pinchbeck clock

Alternative forms

• princisbech, princisbecche, prencisbecco

Etymology

Borrowed from English pinchbeck, named after British clockmaker Christopher Pinchbeck (1670–1732).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prin.t͡ʃiˈzbek.ko/
• Rhymes: -ekko
• Hyphenation: prin‧ci‧sbéc‧co

Noun

princisbecco m (plural princisbecchi)

1. pinchbeck (alloy)
2. (by extension, figurative) fake

   di princisbecco ― pinchbeck (sham, artificial) (adjective)

   (Tuscany) rimanere di princisbecco ― to be left astonished or dumbfounded

Further reading

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