villeggiatura

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Italian villeggiatura.

Noun[edit]

villeggiatura (uncountable)

  1. country retirement; staying at a place in the country

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From villeggiare (to stay at a country seat) +‎ -tura. Compare Piedmontese vilegiatura.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vil.led.d͡ʒaˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: vil‧leg‧gia‧tù‧ra

Noun[edit]

villeggiatura f (plural villeggiature)

  1. villegiatura; a vacation in the countryside, on the seaside, or in the mountains
    Synonym: vacanza

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Further reading[edit]

  • villeggiatura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana