mordifango
Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mordi (“to bite”) + fango (“mud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɔr.diˈfan.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -anɡo
- Hyphenation: mor‧di‧fàn‧go
Noun
mordifango m (invariable)
- (zoology, regional) name of several species of fish in the Cobitidae taxonomic family
Further reading
- mordifango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana