mangiaapi

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) +‎ api (“bees”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌman.d͡ʒaˈa.pi/[1]
  • Rhymes: -api
  • Hyphenation: man‧gia‧à‧pi

Noun

mangiaapi m (invariable)

  1. (central Italy) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)

References
  1. mangiaapi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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