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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin furnārius, from Latin furnus (“oven”). By surface analysis, forno + -aio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /forˈna.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: for‧nà‧io
Noun
fornaio m (plural fornai, feminine fornaia)
- baker
- Synonyms: panettiere, panificatore
Further reading
- fornaio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- fornaio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- fornàio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- fornàio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana