scappatoia

Italian

Etymology

From scappare (“to escape”) +‎ -toia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skap.paˈto.ja/, /skap.paˈtɔ.ja/[1]
  • Rhymes: -oja, -ɔja
  • Hyphenation: scap‧pa‧tó‧ia, scap‧pa‧tò‧ia

Noun

scappatoia f (plural scappatoie)

  1. expedient to avoid a difficult situation; way out, loophole, pretext
    scappatoia fiscale ― tax loophole
    cercare scappatoie ― to fish for excuses
    la risposta è incompleta, invece proprio una scappatoia
    the answer is incomplete, it's actually just a cop-out

References
  1. scappatoia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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