voltagabbana

Meaning

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, invariable, masculine) turncoat
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, invariable, masculine) about-face

Concepts

weather vane

turncoat

shifty

traitor

about-face

vane

weathercock

weathervane

about turn

Synonyms

banderuola

giravolta

traditore

pentito

sfuggevole

voltafaccia

girotta

dietro front

cambiabandiera

girandola

segnavento

sfuggente

Translations

veleta

girouette

renegado

Überläufer

Wetterfahne

rajeta

tránsfuga

Überläuferin

ommezwaai

προδότης

μεταστροφή

βραχίωνας

δοσίλογος

Wendehals

Hyphenated as

vol‧ta‧gab‧bà‧na

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌvɔl.ta.ɡabˈba.na/

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of volta (“to turn”) + gabbana (“overcoat”).