stancabue
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of stanca (“to tire”) + bue (“ox”), because the thorny, resistant plant would stop oxen in their tracks during ploughing. See also restabue.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stancabue m (invariable)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- stancabue in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana