eccallà
Italian
Etymology
Modern Romanesco version of eccola là, literally, “there it is”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ek.ka.alˈla/*
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ec‧cal‧là
Interjection
eccallà
- (Rome, colloquial) Used in an unpleasant situation which was predicted but hoped that it wouldn't happen.
- Guarda là, sono saliti i controllori. – Eccallà!
- Look there, the bus inspectors got on. – I knew it!