cacciatore

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cacciatore (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cacciatore (not comparable)

  1. (of chicken, rabbit, etc.) Prepared in an Italian style with wine, mushrooms, spices and tomatoes.
    Synonym: chasseur

Noun

cacciatore (plural cacciatores)

  1. A meal prepared in this style.
    Synonym: chasseur
    Hyponym: hunter's chicken

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From cacciare +‎ -tore. Compare Spanish cazador, Portuguese caçador, Piedmontese cassàu, Romanian căutător, French chasseur.

Noun

cacciatore m (plural cacciatori, feminine cacciatrice)

  1. hunter, huntsman
  2. (by extension) chaser, hunter
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Etymology 2

Noun

cacciatore f

  1. plural of cacciatora

References

  1. ^ cacciatore in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

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