mordacchia
Italian
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin root *mordacia (< Latin mordax), probably altered to a form *mordacula from influence from tenacula. Compare French mordache, Portuguese mordaça, Spanish mordaza.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -akkja
Noun
mordacchia f (plural mordacchie)
- muzzle
Synonyms
- museruola
Related terms
- mordace