prestanome

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of presta (“to lend”) +‎ nome (“name”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌprɛ.staˈno.me/, /ˌprɛ.staˈnɔ.me/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ome, -ɔme
  • Hyphenation: pre‧sta‧nó‧me, pre‧sta‧nò‧me

Noun[edit]

prestanome m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. nominee
  2. front man, figurehead

References[edit]

  1. ^ prestanome in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams[edit]

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