carruggio
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Italian
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Etymology
From Ligurian caróggio, from Vulgar Latin *quadruvium, for Classical Latin quadrivium (“crossroads”), from quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”). Doublet of carrobbio and of learned borrowing quadrivio. Compare Corsican carrughju and Sicilian carruggiu.
Pronunciation
Noun
carruggio m (plural carruggi)
- (northern Italy, specifically Liguria) an alley, especially one in Genoa