zerbino
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic زِرْبِيّ (zirbiyy, “carpet; pillow, cushion”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zerbino m (plural zerbini)
- (also figurative) doormat
- Synonym: (figurative) pezza da piedi
- popinjay (vain person)
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Further reading
[edit]- zerbino1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana