abbaiata

Italian

Etymology

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of abbaiare (“to bay, bark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.baˈja.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧ià‧ta

Noun

abbaiata f (plural abbaiate)

  1. barking, baying
  2. (figurative, rare) a yell aimed at ridiculing or reproaching someone

Further reading

  • abbaiata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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