The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World by Adam Jacot De Boinod

Author:Adam Jacot De Boinod
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics, Linguistics - General, Lexicology, Humor, Language, Reference, Word Lists, Curiosities and wonders, Miscellaneous, General, Etymology, Vocabulary, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study, Curiosities & Wonders, Linguistics - Etymology, Language and languages, Literacy
ISBN: 9780143038528
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2007-02-27T08:00:00+00:00

A life of crime

Italian offers a rich vocabulary for different types of crime and criminal. Smonta, for example, is a theft carried out on a bus or train from which the perpetrator gets off as soon as possible, while scavalco (literally, climbing over) is a robbery carried out via a window or balcony. A night-time burglary is a serenata (literally, a serenade) which may well involve an orchestra, or gang of thieves, possibly accompanied by a palo, an accomplice who acts as lookout.

Extreme measures

If all else fails one of the following may be necessary:

nakkeskud (Danish) a shot in the back of the head

gusa (Japanese) to decapitate with a sword

rejam (Malay) to execute by pressing into mud

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