caciaia

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃa.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: ca‧cià‧ia

Etymology 1

From cacio (“cheese”) +‎ -aia.

Alternative forms

Noun

caciaia f (plural caciaie) (Tuscan)

  1. a room where cheese is left to mature
  2. a shelf where cheese is left to mature

Etymology 2

Feminine of caciaio.

Noun

caciaia f (plural caciaie)

  1. female equivalent of caciaio (“cheesemaker; cheesemonger”)

Further reading

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

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