stancabue
Italian
editEtymology
editVerb-object compound, composed of stanca (“to tire”) + bue (“ox”), because the thorny, resistant plant would stop oxen in their tracks during ploughing. See also restabue.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstancabue m (invariable)
References
editFurther reading
edit- stancabue in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana