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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

pelle e ossa

loc. agg.
  1. estremamente magro

    pelle e òsso [ˈpelˑe ˈj ɔsˑu]

    sacco d’òsse [ˈsakˑu ˈd ɔsˑe]

    il cane randagio era pelle e ossa

    o can de stradda o l’ea pelle e òsso

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