scimmia

== Italian == === Alternative forms === scimia (archaic) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): */ˈʃim.mja/ Rhymes: -immja Hyphenation: scìm‧mia === Noun === scimmia f (plural scimmie, augmentative scimmione) monkey, simian (figurative) aper, mimic, imitator Synonym: imitatore (figurative, regional) drunk (drunken state) Synonyms: sbornia, sbronza, ubriacatura (slang) (drug) addiction; withdrawal Synonym: dipendenza avere la scimmia ― to experience withdrawal symptoms (literally, “to have the monkey”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === scimmia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it scimmia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana