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scaramanzia

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Italian

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Etymology

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Possibly a corruption of chiromanzia (“chiromancy”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ska.ra.manˈt͡si.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: sca‧ra‧man‧zì‧a

Noun

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scaramanzia f (plural scaramanzie)

  1. superstition
  2. counter-spell
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References

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  1. ^ “scaramanzia”, in Treccani‎[1], 2025 January 24 (last accessed)
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