spauracchio
Italian
Etymology
From spaur(are) (“to scare”) + -acchio (instrumental suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spa.uˈrak.kjo/
- Rhymes: -akkjo
- Hyphenation: spa‧u‧ràc‧chio
Noun
spauracchio m (plural spauracchi)
- (obsolete) scarecrow
- Synonym: spaventapasseri
- (by extension) anything eliciting fear or dread
- (by extension) a scaringly ugly or haggard person
- Synonyms: mostro, orco, castigamatti