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Italian
Etymology
From curare (“to whiten”), on the example of lavandaio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.ranˈda.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: cu‧ran‧dà‧io
Noun
curandaio m (plural curandai)
- (historical) a worker that whitens unrefined cloth
- Synonym of lavandaio
- a worker that whitens yarn and fabrics
Further reading
- curandaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana