staio

Italian

Etymology

Shortening of sestaio, sestario, from Latin sextarius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.jo/
• Hyphenation: stà‧io

Noun

staio m (plural staia f, alternative plural stai m)

1. bushel (container)
2. (unit of dry measure) bushel
3. (historical, unit of measure) An ancient unit of surface area.

See also

• moggio

Further reading

• staio on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• astio, osati, ostai, ostia, tosai