princisbecco

Italian
un orologio di princisbecco — a pinchbeck clock

Alternative forms
  • princisbech, princisbecche, prencisbecco

Etymology

Borrowed from English pinchbeck, named after British clockmaker Christopher Pinchbeck (1670–1732).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prin.t͡ʃiˈzbek.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ekko
  • Hyphenation: prin‧ci‧sbéc‧co

Noun

princisbecco m (plural princisbecchi)

  1. pinchbeck (alloy)
  2. (by extension, figurative) fake
    di princisbecco ― pinchbeck (sham, artificial) (adjective)
    (Tuscany) rimanere di princisbecco ― to be left astonished or dumbfounded

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