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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin caprāricia, from Latin capra (“goat”). By surface analysis, capra + -areccia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.praˈret.t͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ettʃa
- Hyphenation: ca‧pra‧réc‧cia
Noun
caprareccia f (plural caprareccie)
- (archaic) shed used to keep goats indoors during the winter
- Synonyms: caprile, ovile
- (regional, central Italy) a rural road walked by flocks of sheep or goats
- (zoology) a type of goat of the cental Apennines
Further reading
- caprareccia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- caprareccia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa