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scarabocchio

scribble

noun skah-rah-BOK-kyoh Rare

Also means

doodle

Usage Note

Scarabocchio describes messy, illegible writing or a careless doodle. The plural is regular: gli scarabocchi. The verb scarabocchiare means 'to scribble'. In informal use it can refer disparagingly to bad handwriting: Non riesco a leggere i tuoi scarabocchi.

Examples

"Il foglio era pieno di scarabocchi."

Natural Translation

The sheet was full of scribbles.

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