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impillaccherato

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6 syllables
15 characters
Italian
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6syllables

impillaccherato

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

im-pil-lac-che-ra-to

Pronunciation

/im.pil.lak.ke.ra.to/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

im- + pillacch- + -erato

Impillaccherato is a seven-syllable Italian adjective meaning 'over-embellished'. It's formed from the prefix im-, the root pillacch-, and the suffix -erato. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows the CV rule, accommodating permissible consonant clusters like ll and cc.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Excessively adorned, embellished, gaudy, overdecorated.

    Over-embellished, gaudy, ornate.

    “Un abito impillaccherato di pizzi e perle.”

    “La stanza era impillaccherata di mobili antichi.”

    syn:sfarzosopomposoappariscente
    ant:semplicesobrioaustero

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ra').

Syllables

6
im/im/
pil/pil/
lac/lak/
che/ke/
ra/ra/
to/to/

im — Closed syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. pil — Closed syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. lac — Closed syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. che — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. ra — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. to — Closed syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.

Word Parts

pre

im-

Latin origin, negative prefix.

root

pillacch-

Derived from *pillacchio*, relating to ornamentation.

suf

-erato

Italian suffix, forming the past participle used adjectivally.

Similar Words

im­pi­la­bi­lecol­le­zio­neap­pli­ca­zio­ne

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.

Permissible Consonant Clusters

Italian allows certain consonant clusters (e.g., 'll', 'cc') within syllables.

  • The *ll* and *cc* clusters are treated as single units within their respective syllables.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly affect perceived syllable boundaries.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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