scoreggia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skoˈred.d͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -eddʒa
• Hyphenation: sco‧rég‧gia

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Said to derive from s- (pejorative prefix) +‎ coreggia (“flatus, fart”). Ultimately from a vulgar scureggia. Alternatively, it could be an adapted borrowing or a derivation related to Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr); cf. scoria.

Alternative forms

• scorreggia

Noun

scoreggia f (plural scoregge)

1. (informal, vulgar) fart, flatus

Derived terms

• scoreggiare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scoreggia

1. inflection of scoreggiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• corseggia, scareggio