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mignattaio.

a person who collects and sells leeches

10 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/miɲ.ɲatˈta.jo/
  1. a person who collects and sells leeches

    archaic · masculine
  2. a person who applies leeches to the sick

    archaic · masculine
  3. glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From mignatta (“leech”) + -aio (suffix denoting an occupation). The zoological sense derived from the archaic belief that the bird fed on leeches.

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