iettatore

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan jettatore. Doublet of gettatore.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jet.taˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: iet‧ta‧tó‧re

Noun

iettatore m (plural iettatori, feminine iettatrice)

  1. jinx (person supposed to bring bad luck)

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

Neapolitan

Noun

iettatore m (plural iettature, feminine singular iettatora, feminine plural iettatore)

  1. Alternative spelling of jettatore (“jinxer”)
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