smerdarolo

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Italian

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Etymology

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From smerdare (to smear in faeces) +‎ -arolo.

Noun

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smerdarolo m (plural smerdaroli) (dialectal, Cerveteri)

  1. cockroach, dung beetle
    Synonyms: blatta, bacarozzo, stercorario

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 472: “lo scarafaggio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it