sposalizio
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin spōnsālicius.
Pronunciation
Noun
sposalizio m (plural sposalizi)
Proper noun
sposalizio
- (Venice) the ritual wedding of Venice with the sea in which a ring is dropped into the water by a Doge from a bucintoro (properly "lo sposalizio del mare")
References
- sposalizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Categories:
- Italian terms borrowed from Late Latin
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- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ittsjo
- Rhymes:Italian/ittsjo/4 syllables
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