vaccareccia

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin vaccāricia, from Latin vacca (cow). By surface analysis, vacca +‎ -areccia. Compare the Calabrian toponym Vaccarizzo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vak.kaˈret.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ettʃa
  • Hyphenation: vac‧ca‧réc‧cia

Noun[edit]

vaccareccia f (plural vaccarecce)

  1. (rare) herd of cows
  2. (southern Italy) cowshed
    Synonym: vaccheria

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Further reading[edit]

  • vaccareccia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)