fiacca

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjak.ka/
• Rhymes: -akka
• Hyphenation: fiàc‧ca

Etymology 1

Deverbal from fiaccare (“to tire out, weary”) +‎ -a.

Noun

fiacca f (plural fiacche)

1. tiredness
2. laziness
3. sluggishness

Derived terms

• battere la fiacca

Further reading

• fiacca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• fiacca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fiacca

1. feminine singular of fiacco

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fiacca

1. inflection of fiaccare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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