batifogo

Venetian

Etymology

From bater (“to hit, strike”) +‎ fogo (“fire”). Compare Italian battifuoco, French battefeu.

Noun

batifògo m (plural batifòghi)

  1. firestriker
    Synonym: azzalìn

Descendants
  • → Albanian: badifokë

References
  • Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “batifogo”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 70b
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