malalingua

Italian

Etymology

mala, feminine of malo (“evil, wicked, bad”) + lingua (“tongue”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.laˈlin.ɡwa/, [ˌmäl̺äˈl̺iŋɡwä]
  • Stress: malalìngua
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧lin‧gua

Noun

malalingua f (plural malelingue)

  1. backbiter
  2. rumourmonger

Synonyms
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