scoreggia

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
sco‧rég‧gia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/skoˈred.d͡ʒa/
Etymology

Uncertain. Said to derive from s- (pejorative prefix) + coreggia (“flatus, fart”). Ultimately from a vulgar scureggia. Alternatively, it could be an adapted borrowing or a derivation related to Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr); cf. scoria.

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