pitoccheria
Italian
Etymology
From pitocco + -eria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi.tok.keˈri.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: pi‧toc‧che‧rì‧a
Noun
pitoccheria f (plural pitoccherie)
- the state or condition of being a pitocco:
- beggary, mendicancy
- (by extension) stinginess, skinflintiness
- a deed or behaviour/behavior befitting a pitocco:
- a beggarly deed or behaviour/behavior
- (by extension) a stingy or tightwaddish deed or behaviour/behavior
Related terms
- pitoccare
- pitocco
Further reading
- pitoccheria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- archetipico, coperchiati, picchiatore, pitoccherai