bestiaio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bestia (“beast, animal”) +‎ -aio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /beˈstja.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: be‧stià‧io

Noun[edit]

bestiaio m (plural bestiai, feminine bestiaia)

  1. (uncommon) one who tends to livestock
    • 1765, Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti, Relazioni d'alcuni viaggi fatti in diverse parti della Toscana - Tomo sesto‎[1], Florence: Stamperia imperiale, page 52:
      Vicino a questa tettoia si potrebbero fare le Capanne per i Pastori o Bestiai
      Next to this canopy, shacks could be built for the shepherds or livestock-tenders

Further reading[edit]

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