sacripant

French

Etymology

From Italian Sacripante, a character in the epic poem Orlando Innamorato. Cognate with Portuguese sacripanta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.kʁi.pɑ̃/

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Noun

sacripant m (plural sacripants)

1. rascal
2. braggart

Further reading

• “sacripant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.