attaccabrighe

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of attacca (“to attack”) +‎ brighe (“trouble(s)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /atˌtak.kaˈbri.ɡe/[1]
  • Rhymes: -iɡe
  • Hyphenation: at‧tac‧ca‧brì‧ghe

Noun

attaccabrighe m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. a quarrelsome person
  2. hellion

References
  1. attaccabrìghe in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading
  • attaccabrighe in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • attaccabrighe in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • attaccabrighe in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • attaccabrighe in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • attaccabrighe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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