strozzalupo
Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of strozza (“to choke, to strangle”) + lupo (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌstrɔt.t͡saˈlu.po/[1]
- Rhymes: -upo
- Hyphenation: stroz‧za‧lù‧po
Noun
strozzalupo m (invariable)
- (regional) Synonym of luparia (“northern wolf's-bane”)
References
- strozzalupo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- strozzalupo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana