prefica

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praefica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɛ.fi.ka/, [ˈpr̺ɛːfikä]
  • Stress: prèfica
  • Hyphenation: pre‧fi‧ca

Noun

prefica f (plural prefiche)

  1. wailer (hired mourner)
    • 1912, Grazia Deledda, Colombi e sparvieri [Doves and Hawks]‎, Milan: Fratelli Treves, Parte I, Capitolo VIII, page 81:
      Alcune donne continuavano al ululare mentre le prefiche di mestiere ricevevano già il compenso: una misura di frumento e una libbra di formaggio.
      Some women kept on wailing, while the professional wailers were already being compensated: a measure of wheat and a pound of cheese.
  2. (figuratively, uncommon) whiner, moaner
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