befano

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈfa.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: be‧fà‧no

Noun

befano m (plural befani)

  1. (rare, humorous or derogatory) male equivalent of befana (“old hag”); ugly old man

Further reading
  • befana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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