princisbecco
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English pinchbeck, named after British clockmaker Christopher Pinchbeck (1670–1732).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprincisbecco m (plural princisbecchi)
- pinchbeck (alloy)
- (by extension, figurative) fake
- di princisbecco ― pinchbeck (sham, artificial) (adjective)
- (Tuscany) rimanere di princisbecco ― to be left astonished or dumbfounded
Further reading
edit- princisbecco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana