sgobbare

Parola del giorno | Word of the day

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the verb sgobbare, which means to work hard or to toil away.

When referring to studying, it can mean to cram when referring to someone who is always hitting the books hard to prepare for an exam.

This verb is derived from the Italian noun la gobba, which means hunchback and alludes to the way that one might feel or be physica…