giaculatoria

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Italian

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin iaculātōria [​prex​] (literally [prayer] that is thrown).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ku.laˈtɔ.rja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrja
  • Hyphenation: gia‧cu‧la‧tò‧ria

Noun

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giaculatoria f (plural giaculatorie)

  1. a short repeated prayer
  2. (figurative, humorous) monotonous and repetitive words

Further reading

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  • giaculatoria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana