attapirato
Italian
Etymology
In reference to the Tapiro d'Oro (“Golden Tapir”), a satirical prize given by the TV program Striscia la Notizia to someone famous who has behaved reprehensibly or ridiculously. Morphologically from a- (“ad-, en-”) + tapiro + -ato (“-ed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at.ta.piˈra.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: at‧ta‧pi‧rà‧to
Adjective
attapirato (feminine attapirata, masculine plural attapirati, feminine plural attapirate)
- (neologism, humorous) upset for a personal comedown or failure
Further reading
Tapiro d'Oro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it