seghife

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic سَقِيفَة (saqīfa, covered passage).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /seˈɡi.fe/
  • Rhymes: -ife
  • Hyphenation: se‧ghì‧fe

Noun[edit]

seghife f (invariable)

  1. (geology) a type of natural cavity, typically found in Eastern Cyrenaica, and in Marmarica

Further reading[edit]

  • seghife in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • seghife in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication