battibecco

See also: battibeccò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bat.tiˈbek.ko/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ekko
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧béc‧co

Etymology 1

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) +‎ becco (“beak; mouth (jocular)”).

Noun

battibecco m (plural battibecchi)

  1. squabble, quarrel

Verb

battibecco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of battibeccare

References
  1. battibecco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. battibecco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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