mandria

Italian

Alternative forms

• mandra

Etymology

From Latin mandra (“column of cattle”), from Ancient Greek μάνδρα (mándra, “cattle enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.drja/
• Rhymes: -andrja
• Hyphenation: màn‧dria

Noun

mandria f (plural mandrie)

1. herd, drove (of larger animals)

   Synonyms: branco, armento

   Coordinate term: gregge

2. (derogatory, by extension) crowd

   Synonym: torma

Further reading

• mandria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• mandria in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

• Arminda, andarmi, madrina, miranda, rimanda