bonaccia

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.

Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor.

Latin malacia

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Latin bonusinflu.

Vulgar Latin *bonacia

Italian bonaccia

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bonacia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈnat.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -attʃa
• Hyphenation: bo‧nàc‧cia

Noun

bonaccia f (plural bonacce)

1. (nautical) dead calm (flat sea)
   • 1996, “La Cura”, Manlio Sgalambro (lyrics), Franco Battiato (music):

     I profumi d'amore inebrieranno i nostri corpi / la bonaccia d'agosto non calmerà i nostri sensi

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2. lull

Related terms

• bonaccione

Further reading

• “bonaccia”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026