Zappalorto

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the univerbation of zappare (to hoe) +‎ lo (the) +‎ orto (vegetable garden), a nickname for a cultivator.

Proper noun[edit]

Zappalorto m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an occupation]

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