abbaglio
See also: abbagliò
Italian
Etymology 1
Deverbal from abbagliare (“to dazzle”) + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈbaʎ.ʎo/
- Rhymes: -aʎʎo
- Hyphenation: ab‧bà‧glio
Noun
abbaglio m (plural abbagli)
- (literary) dazzlement
- Synonym: abbagliamento
- (figurative) mistake, error, blunder
- Synonyms: errore, sbaglio, svista
- ho preso un abbaglio ― I made a mistake (literally, “I took a dazzlement”)
Related terms
- abbagliamento
- abbagliare
Etymology 2
From abbagliare + -io (frequentative).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.baʎˈʎi.o/
- Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧glì‧o
Noun
abbaglio m (plural abbaglii)
- (rare) strong and continuous glare
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈbaʎ.ʎo/
- Rhymes: -aʎʎo
- Hyphenation: ab‧bà‧glio
Verb
abbaglio
- first-person singular present indicative of abbagliare
Further reading
- abbaglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana