World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrobaccia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: roˈbattʃa
"Non voglio comprare quella robaccia inutile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Trashy, inferior, or cheap goods, art, or writing.
"Most of the items sold at the souvenir shop turned out to be pure schlock."
- 1
Of low quality, cheap, or trashy.
"He spent the entire weekend watching schlock horror movies on television."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Yiddish word 'shlak', meaning an apoplectic stroke or worthless piece of goods, ultimately tracing back to German 'Schlag' (a blow). It entered North American English in the mid-20th century through Yiddish-speaking immigrants, initially used in the garment trade to describe inferior merchandise before broadening to general low-quality items, art, or literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Schlock" is said worldwide
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bimbeloterie
Transliteration: bɛ̃bəlɔtʁi
"Cette boutique ne vend que de la bimbeloterie sans valeur."
Ramsch
Transliteration: ʁamʃ
"Er hat sein ganzes Geld für billigen Ramsch ausgegeben."
robaccia
Transliteration: roˈbattʃa
"Non voglio comprare quella robaccia inutile."
porquería
Transliteration: poɾkeˈɾia
"La película que vimos anoche era pura porquería."
tralha
Transliteration: ˈtɾaʎɐ
"A casa dele está cheia de tralha barata."
कचरा
Transliteration: kachara
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह दुकान पूरी तरह से घटिया कचरा सामान बेचती है।"
垃圾货
Transliteration: lā jī huò
Script: 中文汉字
"他买回来的那些东西全是垃圾货。"
싸구려
Transliteration: ssaguryeo
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 시장에서 싸구려 물건들만 잔뜩 사 왔다."
安物
Transliteration: yasumono
Script: 日本語
"その店で買ったお土産は完全に安物だった。"
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