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parolaccia

swear word

noun pah-roh-LAHT-chah Rare

Also means

curse

Usage Note

Parolaccia is an augmentative-pejorative of parola ('word'), built with the suffix -accia. The plural is parolacce, and Italians use it freely in informal speech to describe profanity without actually saying it — 'ha detto una parolaccia' means someone swore.

Examples

"Non dire parolacce davanti ai bambini."

Natural Translation

Don't say swear words in front of the children.

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