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mentecatto

mentecatto

Italian

Adjective

mentecatto m ‎(feminine singular mentecatta, masculine plural mentecatti, feminine plural mentecatte)

  1. half-witted
  2. imbecilic

Noun

mentecatto m ‎(plural mentecatti)

  1. half-wit
  2. imbecile

Etymology

From Latin mente captus ‎(“insane”, “mad”, literally “seized by the mind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /men.teˈkat.to/, [men̪t̪eˈkät̪ːo̞]
  • Hyphenation: men‧te‧càt‧to

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