linguaccia

Italian

Etymology

From lingua (“tongue”) +‎ -accia.

Noun

linguaccia f (plural linguacce)

spiteful gossip (words or person)

Related terms

fare la linguaccia (“to stick out one's tongue”)
lingua
linguacciuto

Further reading

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

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