sbaraglio

See also: sbaragliò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zbaˈraʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -aʎʎo
• Hyphenation: sba‧rà‧glio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sbaragliare +‎ -o.

Noun

sbaraglio m (plural sbaragli)

1. (military) defeat
2. (board games) backgammon

Usage notes

• Compared to sconfitta, the noun sbaraglio is much stronger, and implies that the defeated party is killed.

Derived terms

• allo sbaraglio

Etymology 2

Verb

sbaraglio

1. first-person singular present indicative of sbaragliare