"grattacapo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ɡrat.taˈka.po/ Forms: grattacapi [plural]
Rhymes: -apo Etymology: Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + capo (“head”). Etymology templates: {{it-verb-obj|grattare<t:to scratch, to scrape>|capo<t:head>}} Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + capo (“head”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} grattacapo m (plural grattacapi)
  1. (informal) poser, worry, nuisance, headache Tags: informal, masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: briga, noia, fastidio, preoccupazione, seccatura

Inflected forms

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