Graffiacane

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of graffia (“scratch”) +‎ cane (“dog”), literally “Dog Scratcher” or “Scratcher Dog”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡraf.fjaˈka.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ane
  • Hyphenation: Graf‧fia‧cà‧ne

Proper noun

Graffiacane m

  1. a fictional devil from Hell in the Divine Comedy
    Hypernym: Malebranche f pl
    Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Libicocco m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m
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