alleggio

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See also: alleggiò

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈled.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -eddʒo
  • Hyphenation: al‧lég‧gio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French allège.

Noun

alleggio m (plural alleggi)

  1. (nautical) lighter (vessel)
  2. (nautical) lighterage
  3. (nautical) scupper (drainage hole)

Etymology 2

Verb

alleggio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alleggiare