mangiapatate

Italian
Vincent Van Gogh, The Potato Eaters, 1885, oil on canvas, 82 cm × 114 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) +‎ patate (“potatoes”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌman.d͡ʒa.paˈta.te/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: man‧gia‧pa‧tà‧te

Noun

mangiapatate m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. potato-eater
  2. (derogatory) idler (a worthless person)
  3. (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut, Fritz (a German)
    Synonyms: crucco m, (offensive) crucca f, tedesco m, (neutral) tedesca f

Adjective

mangiapatate (invariable)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut (German)
    Synonyms: (offensive) crucco, (neutral) tedesco
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