cerchiaio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cerchio +‎ -aio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈkja.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: cer‧chià‧io

Noun[edit]

cerchiaio m (plural cerchiai, feminine cerchiaia)

  1. one who manufactures hoops for barrels
  2. (masculine only) a place with chestnut trees, whose wood is used to make hoops

Further reading[edit]

  • cerchiaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana