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scimmia.

monkey, simian

7 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃim.mja/
  1. monkey, simian

    feminine
  2. aper, mimic, imitator

    feminine · figuratively
  3. drunk (drunken state)

    feminine · figuratively · regional
  4. (drug) addiction; withdrawal

    feminine · slang
    avere la scimmia
Where this word comes from

From earlier scimia, Latin sīmia, from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”). For more examples of initial s- palatalized to sci-, see scialiva, scempio, sciringa (doublet of siringa). Compare Sicilian scìmia.

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