macigno

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Italian macigno

Noun[edit]

macigno (countable and uncountable, plural macignos or macigni)

  1. A soft sandstone with calcareous cement.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin machineum, from Latin machina (“machine”), in the sense of a millstone of a mill.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cì‧gno

Noun[edit]

macigno m (plural macigni)

  1. rock, boulder, sandstone, grit
    Synonyms: pietra, masso, roccia, lastrone
  2. (figurative, by extension) symbol of hardness, cruelty, or oppression
    Synonyms: cruccio, peso
    la storia della schiavitù pesa come un macigno sulgli afroamericani
    the history of slavery weighs down on African Americans like a boulder

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