paraninfo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos).

Noun

paraninfo m (plural paraninfi, feminine paraninfa)

1. bridesman, groomsman
2. procurer, pimp

Further reading

• paraninfo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos).

Noun

paraninfo m (plural paraninfos)

1. assembly hall
2. paranymph

Further reading

• “paraninfo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014