cavafango

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cava (“to extract, to pull out”) +‎ fango (“mud”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.vaˈfan.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -anɡo
  • Hyphenation: ca‧va‧fàn‧go

Noun

cavafango m (plural cavafanghi)

  1. a barge equipped with tools to dig on muddy seabeds near ports and canals (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Synonym: cavafondo

Further reading
  • cavafango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cavafango in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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