sberleffo
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zberˈlɛf.fo/, /zberˈlef.fo/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛffo, -effo
- Hyphenation: sber‧lèf‧fo, sber‧léf‧fo
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Old High German lëffur (“lip”) and maybe merged with sberla (“slap”).
Noun
sberleffo m (plural sberleffi)
- face, grimace, sneer
- Synonyms: boccaccia, linguaccia, smorfia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sberleffo
- first-person singular present indicative of sberleffare
References
- sberleffo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- sberleffo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana