scafista

Italian

Etymology

From scafo (“hull”) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaˈfi.sta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: sca‧fì‧sta

Noun

scafista m or f by sense (masculine plural scafisti, feminine plural scafiste)

1. a person who maintains and repairs the hulls of ships or aircraft
2. a person who smuggles cigarettes using fast motorboats
3. a people trafficker who uses fast boats

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• fascista, scafasti