pestapaglia

Italian

Etymology

From pesta(re) +‎ paglia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpe.staˈpaʎ.ʎa/
• Rhymes: -aʎʎa
• Hyphenation: pe‧sta‧pà‧glia

Noun

pestapaglia m (uncountable)

1. (agriculture) the part of a threshing machine that crushes hay

Further reading

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