sensale

sensale

Italian

Alternative forms

• sensaio m (Tuscan, archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِمْسار‎ (simsār)[1], from Persian سپسار‎ (sapsâr)[2], both meaning “mediator”.Compare Sicilian sinzali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈsa.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: sen‧sà‧le

Noun

sensale m or f by sense (plural sensali)

1. commercial agent

   Synonyms: mediatore m, mediatrice f

2. (by extension) matchmaker (arranger of marriages)

   Synonyms: intermediario m, intermediaria f, mediatore m, mediatrice f, mezzano m, mezzana f, paraninfo m

Derived terms

• senseria

References

1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “sensale”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
2. sensale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana