beccalaglio
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of becca + l' + aglio, literally “peck the garlic”, after the phrase uttered during the game.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
beccalaglio m (uncountable)
- a game similar to blind man's buff
Further reading[edit]
- beccalaglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana