carruggio

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Etymology[edit]

From the Ligurian outcome of Vulgar Latin *quadruvium, for Classical Latin quadrivium (crossroads), from quattuor (four) + via (road). Doublet of carrobbio and of learned borrowing quadrivio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /karˈrud.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -uddʒo
  • Hyphenation: car‧rùg‧gio

Noun[edit]

carruggio m (plural carruggi)

  1. (northern Italy, specifically Liguria) an alley, especially one in Genoa