cussorgia

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sardinian, from Medieval Latin cursoria (portion of grazeland), originally a neuter plural, derived from Latin currō (to run), due to it indicating a portion of land where sheep were free to roam.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kusˈsɔr.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrdʒa
  • Hyphenation: cus‧sòr‧gia

Noun[edit]

cussorgia f (plural cussorge)

  1. (law) a Sardinian institution about the use of grazeland

Further reading[edit]

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