schifo
See also: schifò
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈski.fo/, [ˈskʲiː.fo]
- Rhymes: -ifo
Etymology 1
From Old French eschiu (“shy, timid”), from Frankish *sciuh (“shy, timid, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, frightened”). Cognate with Old English sċēoh (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”). More at shy, eschew.
Noun
schifo m (plural schifi)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- che schifo
- fare schifo
- schifare
- schifezza
- schifoso
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: skeevy
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old High German skif, from Proto-Germanic *skipą. More at skiff, ship.
Derived terms
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