malescio

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Spanish malejo, derived from malo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈlɛʃ.ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃʃo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧lè‧scio

Adjective

malescio (feminine malescia, masculine plural malesci, feminine plural malesce)

  1. having a hard shell that is difficult to get into (of a nut)
  2. stubborn
  3. sickly

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

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