sciacallo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ʃaˈkal.lo/
• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: scia‧càl‧lo

Noun

sciacallo m (plural sciacalli)

1. jackal
2. profiteer
3. looter