salvadanaio

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save, to protect”) +‎ danaio (“money (regional or archaic)”). Compare Piedmontese salvadné.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sal.va.daˈna.jo/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: sal‧va‧da‧nà‧io

Noun[edit]

salvadanaio m (plural salvadanai)

  1. money box, piggy bank

Further reading[edit]

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