vergogna

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See also: vergògna

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, possibly influenced by cunnus (vagina). Doublet of verecondia, which was borrowed. Compare Galician vergoña ~ vergonza, but Portuguese and Occitan vergonha, Spanish vergüenza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /verˈɡoɲ.ɲa/
  • Rhymes: -oɲɲa
  • Hyphenation: ver‧gó‧gna
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Noun

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vergogna f (plural vergogne)

  1. shame, disgrace, discredit, scandal
    Synonyms: disonore, (literary) onta
  2. embarrassment, shyness
    Synonyms: imbarazzo, timidezza
  3. (in the plural) private parts
    Synonym: genitali

Derived terms

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Further reading

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