magnificat
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See also: Magnificat
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin magnificat, 3rd-person present active indicative of magnificō (“to praise, glorify”). The familiar sense comes from a jocular influence from magnare, variant of mangiare (“to eat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
magnificat m (invariable)
- (Catholicism) Magnificat (liturgical canticle)
- (informal) eating (act of eating)
- Synonym: mangiare
Related terms
Further reading
- magnificat in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Verb
magnificat
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